Timonium in Baltimore County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lutherville Historic District

National Register of Historic Places

— U.S. Department of the Interior, 1972 —

Lutherville Historic District Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

1. Lutherville Historic District Marker

Inscription. Lutherville, named for Martin Luther, was founded, 1852, by Dr. John G. Morris, a Lutheran clergyman, as the location of Lutherville Female Seminary. The planned village, centering around the Lutheran Church and Seminary, was surveyed into 118 lots by William sides, 1854. “Oak Grove,” 1852, the home of Dr. Morris, one tenth mile east, is a notable example of 19th century architecture.

Erected 1973 by Maryland Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1972.

Location. 39° 25.439′ N, 76° 37.746′ W. Marker is in Timonium, Maryland, in Baltimore County. It is at the intersection of Front Street and Morris Street, on the right when traveling south on Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 325 Morris Avenue, Lutherville Timonium MD 21093, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hunt’s Church (approx. 1.7 miles away); Jones Falls Watershed (approx. 1.7 miles away); Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed (approx.

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1.7 miles away); Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad Marble Track Bed (approx. 1.8 miles away); Guth Memorial Gateway (approx. 1.9 miles away); Goucher College Springhouse (approx. 2 miles away); Prospect Hill Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Timonium.

Lutherville Train Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

2. Lutherville Train Station

In the late 1960s Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train service at Lutherville ended. In 1854 it was the Northern Central Railway that provided service to Lutherville. Today Lutherville is again served by rail, Baltimore's MTA Light Rail line.

Home in Lutherville Historic District image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

3. Home in Lutherville Historic District

This may be the home of Dr. Morris

Photographed by William Pfingsten, September 3, 2007

4. Home in Lutherville Historic District

Credits. This page was last revised on December 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 5,128 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 3, 2007, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.