tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/items/6aa807b0-9975-0134-2096-0050569601ca-2Ladew Manor House Library, Monkton2023-10-30T16:25:08Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/706082016-12-01T15:57:12Z2023-10-30T16:25:08ZLadew Manor House Library, MonktonLadew Topiary Gardens and Manor House, 3535 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton, Md. 21111. Harvey Ladew built this oval library, cited as one of the one hundred most beautiful rooms in America, to accommodate the oval English partners' desk (foreground). The green and white marble fireplace is Irish. The library holds 3,000 volumes.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library