Lilly Biological Laboratories | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Lilly Biological Laboratories, March 2011 | |
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Location | West of Greenfield off U.S. Route 40, Greenfield, Indiana, U.S. |
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Coordinates | 39°46′51″N 85°47′51″W / 39.78083°N 85.79750°W / 39.78083; -85.79750 |
Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
Built | 1913 (1913)-1914 |
Architect | Daggett, Robert Frost |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 77000016 |
Added to NRHP | November 23, 1977 |
Lilly Biological Laboratories, also known as Eli Lilly and Company and Greenfield Laboratories, is a historic laboratory complex located in Greenfield, Indiana. The laboratory was designed by Robert Frost Daggett and built in 1913-1914 for Eli Lilly and Company.
The complex consists of three buildings: the Tower Building flanked by two adjacent two-story buildings connected to the main building by pergolas. 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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-04-01. Note: This includes Eugene F. Rodman (April 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lilly Biological Laboratories" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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