Lutherville, named for Martin Luther, was founded in 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 in 1854. “Oak Grove,” built in 1852 as the home of Dr. Morris one tenth mile east, is a notable example of 19th century architecture.