Lilly Biological Laboratories, also known as Eli Lilly and Company and Greenfield Laboratories, is a historic

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complex located at

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. It was designed by

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and built in 1913-1914 for the

Eli Lilly and Company Eli Lilly and Company is an American pharmaceutical company headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with offices in 18 countries. Its products are sold in approximately 125 countries. The company was founded in 1876 by, and named after, Colonel ...

. The complex consists of three buildings: the Tower Building flanked by two adjacent two-story buildings connected to the main building by

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s. The buildings are in the Spanish Colonial Revival style with red tile roofs and arched openings. The Tower Building features a prominent 80-foot tall tower with five levels topped by a pyramidal red tile roof. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1977.

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Industrial buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Mission Revival architecture in Indiana Industrial buildings completed in 1914 Buildings and structures in Hancock County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Hancock County, Indiana {{HancockCountyIN-NRHP-stub