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In [[architecture]], an '''ell''' is a [[wing (building)|wing]] of a building that lies perpendicular to the length of the main portion.<ref>Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 26. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.</ref>
In [[architecture]], an '''ell''' is a [[wing (building)|wing]] of a building that lies perpendicular to the length of the main portion.<ref>Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 26. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.</ref>


In [[connected farm]] architecture, the ell is often extended to attach the main house to another building, usually a [[barn]]. It takes its name from the shape of the letter L.
It takes its name from the shape of the letter [[L]]. Ells are often additions to an existing building which make it L-shaped in plan. In [[connected farm]] architecture, the ell is often extended to attach the main house to another building, usually a [[barn]].


==See also==
==See also==

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Benjamin Stephenson House's courtyard formed by an ell

In architecture, an ell is a wing of a building that lies perpendicular to the length of the main portion.[1]

It takes its name from the shape of the letter L. Ells are often additions to an existing building which make it L-shaped in plan. In connected farm architecture, the ell is often extended to attach the main house to another building, usually a barn.

See also

References

  1. ^ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 26. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.
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