Hollin Hills

Hollin Hills

Hollin Hills is a neat neighborhood of approximately 450 houses conceived and built by the visionary builder Robert C. Davenport and designed by D.C.-based architect Charles M. Goodman. It is located just south of Alexandria in Fairfax County, Virginia. The community was one of the first post-World-War-II developments around Washington, D.C., and it is known primarily for its modern architecture, which is very cohesive due to a design review committee that must approve any building or modification of existing houses.

The Civic Association of Hollin Hills is currently in the process of seeking a National Register of Historic Places designation for the neighborhood.

History

Designed by Charles M. Goodman and developed by Robert Davenport in the 1940s, Hollin Hills brought contemporary construction to northern Virginia.

Hollin Hills has won many awards, beginning with the Revere Quality House award from the Southwest Research Institute in 1950 and including two 1982 Test of Time awards from the Virginia Society of the American Institute of Architects, for houses on Stafford Road. Hollin Hills also is on the Fairfax County, Virginia, Inventory of Historic Sites.

External links

*The official web site of [http://www.hollinhills.org/index.php Hollin Hills] .


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