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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. |
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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In architecture, an ell is a wing of a building that lies perpendicular to the length of the main portion.[1]
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.
See also
References
- ^ Ching, Francis D. K. (1995). A Visual Dictionary of Architecture. Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. p. 26. ISBN 0-442-02462-2.
External links
Look up ell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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