320 Melancthon Ave, Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093

Historic Lutherville announces itself quietly. Many of the homes here date to the nineteenth century, the streets are canopied by old-growth trees, and the district's architecture is recognized on the National Register of Historic Places. Set back off the street, down a ribbon driveway that opens to a paved parking area with easy room for four cars, is a home that fits right in — and still manages to feel like a discovery. Start on the front porch. Bluestone steps rise to it over a fieldstone foundation, and the whole thing sits in the dappled shade of mature trees. Deep lawn out front, a curving walk, light moving through the leaves all afternoon. It's the kind of porch that costs you an hour you hadn't planned to spend. Inside, a small vestibule opens into the living room: hardwood underfoot, a wood stove throwing off real heat, and sliding glass doors to a bluestone side patio you'll leave open most of the spring. Just to the right, tucked at the base of the stairs, is a little...