Inscription
Henry Scarff acquired land here about 1747 and soon built a four-room house. Descendants added the three story center section by 1849. Harvey S. Ladew bought the house and property known as Pleasant Valley Farm from a Scarff descendant in 1929. Ladew added wings and a portico, greatly enlarging the house. He designed and planted magnificent topiary gardens that are now known world wide, and collected rare plant material with which to furnish his imaginative series of garden rooms.
Details
| HM Number | HMBH |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century, 18th Century, 17th Century |
| Historical Place | National Register of Historic Places, Home |
| Marker Type | Historic Home |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Placed By | Maryland Historical Society |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, October 2nd, 2014 at 6:39pm PDT -07:00 |
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Locationbig map
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 369883 N 4382204 |
|---|---|
| Decimal Degrees | 39.57968333, -76.51505000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 39° 34.781', W 76° 30.903' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 39° 34' 46.8600" N, 76° 30' 54.1800" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 301, 410 |
| Can be seen from road? | Yes |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3516 Jarrettsville Pike, Monkton MD 21111, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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