Overlea Historic Survey District straddles Baltimore County and Baltimore City on the northeast with Belair Road (US Route 1) serving as its main street. Its grid-like structure is neatly bounded on the North by Taylor Ave, on the West by Brook Ave, on the South by Pinewood Ave, and on the East by Kenwood Ave. The Overlea Community Association notes that the name Overlea means “over the meadows,” reflecting its agricultural nature in the late nineteenth century. Like other areas that eventually became the suburbs of the early twentieth century, Overlea was reached from downtown by a streetcar, and the well preserved Streetcar Waiting Station built in 1917 on Belair Road is a key historic landmark in this community. The brightly painted mustard yellow building still functions as a bus stop. Another prominent landmark is St. Michaels the Archangel, a 1914 Romanesque Revival church dominates the skyline as one drives south into Overlea on Belair Road. St. James Lutheran Church in Gothic style was constructed in 1906 and serves as another historic landmark near Belair Road on Overlea Avenue. The quiet residential nature of the neighborhood is maintained on the side streets, many named for trees including Oak, Hickory, Cedar, Ash, Walnut, Chestnut, Maple, Popular, Locust, and Spruce, even though busy Northern Parkway has its eastern terminus in Overlea. Cherry Heights is an important subdivision located in the Fullerton and Kenwood Avenues corner within Overlea because it was laid out specifically for African American residents. Finally, of personal interest is Lassahn Funeral Home located on the left side of Belair Road at the northeast corner of Overlea. The business started in 1864 by Frederick Lassahn who was both a blacksmith and cabinet maker, and thus coffin maker. Many of my ancestors departed from these premises. In fact some lived in a large home on the opposite corner on Taylor Avenue, which reflecting modern development in Overlea, is now a shopping strip. Fortunately the historic Survey found nearly 700 homes and structures in the community that have maintained their integrity and provide an educational view of the early 20th century.