Down market means future looking up for Baltimore county park

(Towson Times) - Cromwell Valley Park, a scenic 371-acre urban oasis, is slated to become a 421-acre oasis - thanks to the generosity of the Barrans family and maybe a little help from the downside of a roller-coaster real estate market.
The State Board of Public Works was expected to approve the purchase of the 50-acre Barrans property on Providence Road on June 25 for $2.375 million, according to state records. Continued

Photo: Barns at Cromwell Valley Park, Canon EOS 5D