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2. Davenport desk - Wikipedia

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   A Davenport desk, (sometimes originally known as a Devonport desk [1]) is a small desk originating in England with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. Lifting the desktop accesses a large compartment with storage space for paper and other writing implements, and smaller spaces in the forms of small drawers ...

3. Connected farm - Wikipedia

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   However, there are no cross passages and no intercommunication between structures. Typical configurations include farm buildings used for both livestock and grain/hay storage. The bastle house is an arrangement which places the living quarters above the farm building and, usually, the farm animals. This type of connected farm was common as a ...

4. Alexander Liddle Farmhouse - Wikipedia

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   Alexander Liddle Farmhouse is a historic home located at Duanesburg in Schenectady County, New York. It was built about 1850 by noted master carpenter Alexander Delos "Boss" Jones. It is a two-story, asymmetrical T-shaped frame farmhouse in the Greek Revival style. It has a gable roof, clapboard siding, and features a wide entablature ...

5. Butler's desk - Wikipedia

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   An early 19th century southern pine butler's desk from North Carolina.. In England, the butler's desk, a piece of furniture designed for those in service to fine houses to keep documents and records, was eminently practical and based on the ever-growing needs of an increasingly literate group of persons in service.

6. Partners desk - Wikipedia

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   The Wilson Desk in the Oval Office, with Gerald Ford The C&O desk in the Oval Office of the White House. A partners desk, partner's desk or partners' desk (also known as a double desk) is a mostly historical form of desk, a large pedestal desk designed and constructed for two users working while facing each other. The defining features of a ...