Brooklandville is an
unincorporated community
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in
Baltimore County
Baltimore County ( , locally: or ) is the third-most populous county in the U.S. state of Maryland and is part of the Baltimore metropolitan area. Baltimore County (which partially surrounds, though does not include, the independent City of ...
,
Maryland
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, United States near the intersection of
Jones Falls Expressway
Interstate 83 (I-83) is an Interstate Highway in the Eastern United States. Its southern terminus is at a signalized intersection with Fayette Street in Baltimore, Maryland; its northern terminus is at I-81 near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Most ...
and the
Baltimore Beltway
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. The general area is a part of
Lutherville, and some addresses in the area are considered to be in Lutherville, though Brooklandville has a postal zone and
post office
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of its own (
zip code 21022). Some notable landmarks in the area, including the
Park School of Baltimore
The Park School of Baltimore, known as Park, is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian, progressive day school for children in Pre-Kindergarten (age 4) through grade twelve. Park is located in Brooklandville, Maryland, near the city of Baltimo ...
and
St. Paul's Schools are technically within Brooklandville, as noted by their mailing addresses. However, addresses within the main office complex in the area, Green Spring Station, are considered to be within Lutherville.
Green Spring Station
The Green Spring Station complex is located at the intersection of
Falls and
Joppa Road
Joppa Road is a county highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway extends from Maryland Route 25 (MD 25) in Brooklandville east to MD 7 near White Marsh. Joppa Road has three main segments separated by very short breaks on its course ...
s, near the interchange of
I-695 and the
Jones Falls Expressway
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, and is also bordered by
Greenspring Valley Road
Maryland Route 130 (MD 130) is a state highway located in Baltimore County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Greenspring Valley Road, the state highway runs from MD 140 in Garrison east to MD 25 in Brooklandville. MD 130 passes through t ...
, though the segment of this road that runs through the complex is identified as ''Station Drive''.
Seminary Avenue also begins very close to the location.
The complex has offices for several large companies, as well as some upscale shops,
restaurant
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s,
bank
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Because ...
s, and medical offices. The most notable company with facilities at Green Spring Station is
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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, which has a satellite branch that takes up a large portion of the grounds, and has been operating at this location since 1994.
Maryvale Preparatory School
Maryvale Preparatory is an independent Catholic girls' school. It was used as a filming location for the 1997
Clint Eastwood
Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Doll ...
movie ''
Absolute Power'', as the
Washington, D.C.
)
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mansion of Walter Sullivan.
Transportation
Roads
The main roads in the Brooklandville area are
Falls Road,
Greenspring Valley Road
Maryland Route 130 (MD 130) is a state highway located in Baltimore County in the U.S. state of Maryland. Known as Greenspring Valley Road, the state highway runs from MD 140 in Garrison east to MD 25 in Brooklandville. MD 130 passes through t ...
,
Joppa Road
Joppa Road is a county highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. The highway extends from Maryland Route 25 (MD 25) in Brooklandville east to MD 7 near White Marsh. Joppa Road has three main segments separated by very short breaks on its course ...
, and
Old Court Road
Old Court Road is a state- and county-maintained highway in the U.S. state of Maryland. Including the adjacent road in Howard County known as Woodstock Road, the highway runs from Maryland Route 99 (MD 99) near Woodstock east to Joppa Road near ...
.
Public transportation
The Green Spring Station complex on weekdays is served by the
Maryland Transit Administration
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's
Bus Route 60 every 40–60 minutes. This bus links to the
Mt. Washington Light Rail Stop and the
Reisterstown Plaza Metro Subway Station
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.
Free service to Green Spring Station from the
Johns Hopkins Medical Campus is available on the hospital'
Green Spring Shuttlehourly on weekdays.
From 1830 until 1955, Brooklandville was served by the Green Spring Valley Branch of the old
Northern Central Railway
The Northern Central Railway (NCRY) was a Class I Railroad connecting Baltimore, Maryland with Sunbury, Pennsylvania, along the Susquehanna River. Completed in 1858, the line came under the control of the Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) in 1861, wh ...
(later part of the
Pennsylvania Railroad
The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR), legal name The Pennsylvania Railroad Company also known as the "Pennsy", was an American Class I railroad that was established in 1846 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was named ...
). The former station still stands, now a private residence.
Notable residents
*
Marty Bass -
WJZ weatherman
*
Steve Krulevitz (born 1951) - American-Israeli tennis player
See also
*
Brooklandville House (The Valley Inn) (historic restaurant and tavern. Built c. 1832)
*
The Cloisters (Cloisters Castle) (historic home and rental facility. Built c. 1930)
References
External links
Johns Hopkins Greenspring home pageGreen Spring Racquet Club
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Unincorporated communities in Baltimore County, Maryland
Unincorporated communities in Maryland