Lutherville is a
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) in
Baltimore County
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,
Maryland
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, United States. As of the
2010 census it had a population of 6,504.
Prior to 2010 the area was part of the
Lutherville-Timonium CDP. Within its borders lies the
Lutherville Historic District.
Geography
Lutherville is located at (39.4240, −76.6177).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of , all land.
The town is located north of
Baltimore City
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along
York Road (Maryland Route 45). It is bordered on the north by
Timonium, on the west by
Interstate 83
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Mo ...
, on the south by
Towson
Towson () is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Baltimore County and the second-most populous unincorp ...
, and on the east by the
Hampton
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neighborhood. The boundary between Lutherville and Timonium is
Ridgely Road
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Lutherville is located in the
Piedmont
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region of the United States, and lies in the
humid subtropical climate
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zone, with hot and humid summers leading into winters that are chilly but not extreme by American standards. The average annual snowfall is and average annual precipitation is .
Demographics
As of the 2010 census, there were 6,504 people and 2,672 households in the CDP. The
racial makeup
A race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 1500s, when it was used to refer to groups of variou ...
of the CDP is 85.0% White, 3.4% African American, 0.2% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, and 3.3% Hispanic or Latino.
Out of the 2,672 households recorded in the 2010 census, 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them.
Transportation
Roads
Major roads in Lutherville include:
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Dulaney Valley Road (MD-146), forming part of Lutherville's eastern boundary with Hampton
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Ridgely Road
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, forming Lutherville's northern boundary with Timonium
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Seminary Avenue (MD-131)
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York Road (MD-45)
Public transportation
![Train in Lutherville MD](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Train_in_Lutherville_MD.jpg)
The
Maryland Transit Administration
The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is a state-operated mass transit administration in Maryland, and is part of the Maryland Department of Transportation. The MTA operates a comprehensive transit system throughout the Baltimore-Washingt ...
's
light rail line serves the community with the
Lutherville Light Rail Stop
Lutherville station is a Baltimore Light Rail station located in Lutherville, Maryland. Like most suburban stations on the system, it has two side platforms serving the line's two tracks. It opened in 1992 as part of the initial operating segmen ...
. In addition, bus routes
8 and
9 provide regular service along the York Road corridor, meeting at the Lutherville Light Rail Stop. There is also a limited amount of bus service on
Bus Route 12 along Dulaney Valley Road to
Stella Maris Hospice. In addition, the Baltimore CityLink Red line serves the Lutherville Light Rail station.
The MTA light rail line uses the right-of-way 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 extensive
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 ...
system). During the
Civil War
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The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
,
President Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation throu ...
travelled through Lutherville on this railroad en route to
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg (; non-locally ) is a borough and the county seat of Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The Battle of Gettysburg (1863) and President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address are named for this town.
Gettysburg is home to th ...
, to deliver the
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address is a speech that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery, now known as Gettysburg National Cemetery, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania on the ...
on November 19, 1863. Less than two years later, on April 21, 1865, Lincoln's funeral train also passed through Lutherville on its way from
Washington, D.C.
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to his final resting place at
Springfield, Illinois
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. The Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR) operated long-distance passenger trains from Baltimore over the line to
Chicago
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St. Louis
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, and
Buffalo as late as the 1960s. The former PRR Lutherville freight and passenger station on Railroad Avenue is now a private residence.
History
![Octagon House, Lutherville](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Octagon_House%2C_Lutherville.jpg)
The oldest section of Lutherville dates back to 1852, when it was founded by two
Lutheran
Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...
ministers as a planned community, anchored by a Lutheran seminary and church. The land was originally part of the vast
Hampton Estate of Charles Ridgely, from whom it was purchased in 1851.
The two ministers,
Benjamin Kurtz and
John Morris, named the community after the 16th-century German reformer
Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...
.
The Lutherville Female Seminary, as it was initially called when chartered in 1853, was built near the tracks of the Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad, a forerunner of the Northern Central Railway. In 1895, the institution was renamed the
Maryland College for Women. Following a devastating fire in 1911, the college was rebuilt and continued in operation until 1952. Its campus is now an adult congregate living facility, College Manor.
The
Lutherville Historic District was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1972.
Notable structures, in addition to the old college building and the many Victorian homes, include:
* St. Paul's Lutheran Church, started in 1856 by John Morris. The present stone sanctuary was built in 1898.
* St. John's Methodist Church, built in 1869.
* Church of the Holy Comforter, an Episcopal church built in 1888.
* ''Oak Grove'', the house of Lutherville founder John Morris, built in 1852 on Morris Avenue. Filmmaker
John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...
lived in the Oak Grove house with his family as a teenager in the 1960s. Some of Waters' earliest filmmaking efforts took place at the house.
* ''Octagon house'' on Kurtz Avenue, built of concrete in 1855 by another Lutheran minister who also served as the town's postmaster.
Notable people
*
All Time Low
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, pop punk band
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Raymond Berry
Raymond Emmett Berry Jr. (born February 27, 1933) is an American former professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). He played as a split end for the Baltimore Colts from 1955 to 1967, and after several assist ...
,
Baltimore Colts Hall of Famer
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Ryan Boyle
Ryan J. Boyle (born November 22, 1981 in Hunt Valley, Maryland) is a former lacrosse player who last played professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He most recently played professional box lacros ...
, professional lacrosse player
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Bosley Crowther
Francis Bosley Crowther Jr. (July 13, 1905 – March 7, 1981) was an American journalist, writer, and film critic for ''The New York Times'' for 27 years. His work helped shape the careers of many actors, directors and screenwriters, though his ...
, film critic
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Cinder Road, rock band
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Divine
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, actor
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Samuel T. Durrance
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Background
Durrance was born September 17, 1943, in Tallahassee, F ...
, astronaut/physicist
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Conor Gill
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High school and collegiate career
Conor Gill was a standout att ...
, professional lacrosse player
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Mark Hamilton, Major League Baseball player
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Billy Hunter, former Major League Baseball shortstop and manager
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Phil Karn
Phil Karn (born October 4, 1956) is a retired American engineer from Lutherville, Maryland. He earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University in 1978 and a master's degree in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mel ...
, internet engineer
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Santa J. Ono
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, medical scientist, 28th President,
University of Cincinnati
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; 15th President,
University of British Columbia
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Rafael Palmeiro
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, former Major League Baseball first baseman
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Jim Palmer
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, former Baltimore Orioles pitcher and Hall of Famer
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Kevin Plank
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, entrepreneur (
UnderArmour
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), resident
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Brooks Robinson, former Baltimore Orioles third baseman and Hall of Famer
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Mike Singletary, Hall of Fame football player, current NFL coach
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J. Frederick C. Talbott
Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland.
Biography
He was born near Lutherville, Maryland on July 29, 1843. He began to study law ...
, U.S. congressman 1878–1918
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Bob Turley
Robert Lee Turley (September 19, 1930 – March 30, 2013), known as Bullet Bob, was an American professional baseball player and financial planner. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a pitcher from 1951 through 1963. After his retir ...
, former Major League Baseball pitcher
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Jerry Turner Jerry Turner may refer to:
* Jerry Turner (theater director)
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, television news anchorman (1929–1987)
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Johnny Unitas
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, former Baltimore Colt and Hall of Famer
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John Waters
John Samuel Waters Jr. (born April 22, 1946) is an American filmmaker, writer, actor, and artist. He rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films, including '' Multiple Maniacs'' (1970), '' Pink Flamingos'' (1972) and '' Fe ...
, filmmaker
*
Derek Waters
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, actor & comedian
Education
;Public schools
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Dulaney High School
Dulaney High School is a secondary school in Timonium, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The school serves a generally upper-middle class suburban community, with students from Timonium and surrounding areas in Baltimore County. Dul ...
(in Timonium)
* Hampton Elementary School
Lutherville Laboratory Elementary School*
Ridgely Middle School
Ridgely Middle School is a Blue Ribbon-award-winning middle school that serves students in sixth through eighth grades as part of the Baltimore County Public Schools. This school serves students coming from elementary schools in Lutherville, Ti ...
* Pinewood Elementary School
A portion of Lutherville's high school-age students attend nearby
Towson High School
Towson High School is a high school in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States, founded in 1873. The school's current stone structure was built in 1949. Located in the northern Baltimore suburb of Towson and serving the surrounding communities ...
.
Gallery
File:Lutherville (Md) Light Rail station.jpg, Lutherville Light Rail station
File:Old Lutherville RR Station.jpg, Former Pennsylvania Railroad station
File:Oak Grove (Lutherville, Md).jpg, ''Oak Grove'' in 2009
File:St Pauls Lutheran Church.jpg, St. Paul's Lutheran Church
File:Maryland College for Women.jpg, Former Maryland College for Women
References
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Census-designated places in Baltimore County, Maryland
Census-designated places in Maryland
Populated places established in 1852
1852 establishments in Maryland