Home of the Week:The cottage by the Severn

Imagine for a moment a different Severna Park - one without all the stores, without an abundance of houses, where a railroad station and post office were the center of a sleepy little town.

On the outskirts, peacefully overlooking the Severn River, a small cottage was built in 1928. It may have been used as a girls camp and a house, but there's no question as to its location - high enough off the river to weather storms, but close enough to enjoy the beauty, activities and all that comes with waterfront living.

Several decades later, along came a husband and wife and their two young boys - him, a landscape architect; her,...