Ella gård, Residential district in Täby, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Ella gård is a district in southern Täby municipality, Stockholm County, made up of about 500 prefabricated wooden terraced houses built between 1955 and 1970. The houses stand on concrete slabs without cellars, with painted locklist panel façades and tiled roofs, grouped irregularly along winding roads and broken up by playgrounds and park areas.
Ella is first mentioned in writing in 1354, when a certain Petro in Eldho is named, and again in 1480 with Olaff bondhe in eldho. In the 19th century it was one of the larger farms of Täby parish, under Näsby fideikommiss owned by the Cronhielm af Flosta family. Farming continued until 1954; the following year demolition of the farm buildings began, and the main building, erected in 1907, stood until 1962, serving as a school in its final years.
The name Ella appears in writing as early as 1354, when a Petro in Eldho is mentioned. Road names such as Ellagårdsvägen and Ladugårdsvägen keep the memory of the former estate alive. Since 1961 the residents' association has had its own meeting hall, "Giggen", now a preschool.
Ella gård lies in southern Täby, bordering Skarpäng, Ella park, Ensta and Tibble, with Enebyberg in Danderyd to the south. The southern part forms the Enhagen workplace area. Ellagårdsvägen and Ladugårdsvägen recall the former estate, and the winding streets of Ellagård are best explored on foot.
The oldest houses in Ellagård are painted green; the original palette of deep red, yellow and green is protected today by restrictions on extensions, colours and roofing. John Mattson, who built the area, often named it as a good example of fitting a new district into its surroundings.
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