Complex sentence: In 1942,50 acres of Shadow Brook Farm (with the buildings) were sold to Mr. Ray H. Stillman of Eatontown for a mere $25,000: after the depression, there was little demand for large country estates.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1942,50 acres of Shadowbrook Farm (with the buildings) were sold to Ray H. Stillman of Eatontown for a mere $25,000. After the depression, there was little demand for large country estates.