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* [http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tvprograms/houseproject/overview/0,16542,607636,00.html This Old House Carlisle project (connected farm)]
* [http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/tv/house-project/overview/0,,607636,00.html This Old House Carlisle project (connected farm)]


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Revision as of 07:46, 4 November 2008

Benjamin Stephenson House's courtyard formed by an ell.

An ell is a wing of a building, often a farm house that lies perpendicular to the main portion of the house.

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.

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