Mad Men’ Modern Hollin Hills Receives Historic Designation from Virginia Landmarks Register
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Mount Vernon’s Hometown Newspaper • A Connection Newspaper July 18, 2013 Page 21 ‘Mad Men’ Modern Hollin Hills receives historic designation from Virginia Landmarks Register. By Michael Lee Pope Fort Hunt Road. The Gazette “It was really quite visionary for its time,” said Jim Davis, co-chair- ount Vernon may man of the Mount Vernon Council be known world of Citizens Association. “They Mwide for its colo- didn’t change the topography very nial history, but much, and they set the houses into the area is starting to receive the existing landscape.” newfound apprecia- Much of the post- tion for its more re- war development in- cent past. Earlier this “The whole volved clear cutting month, the Hollin an area and creating Oliver Keckler helps a Saturday Hills neighborhood neighborhood a new landscape. customer with his bags of produce became one of the Hollin Hills was con- at the farm market. latest entries to the looks like it’s sidered visionary for Virginia Landmarks straight out of its time because it Register. The 326- adapted the existing Saturday acre residential ‘Mad Men’.” topography rather neighborhood was — Del. Scott than crafting a new the first planned one. Lots were one- subdivision to com- Surovell (D-44) half to one acre in Market At bine land planning size were arranged and modern house landscape de- to fit the rolling, wooded land con- sign in a neighborhood that took tours, disturbing the natural St. Luke’s shape between 1949 and 1971 south of Alexandria and west of See Hollin Hills, Page 4 liver Keckler and two friends, O Mitchell McClarin and Zach Shreve, set out early on Saturday morning for the two and a half hour drive. Destination Genuario Elected is the parking lot at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Fort Hunt Road. Keckler drove the truck loaded with fresh farm products from the Keckler’s family farm, Orchard Country Produce Still smiling after having his wisdom Association President & Bakery in Gardner’s Pa. In addition to the teeth pulled the day before, Mitchell farm produce, freshly baked pies and jams and McClain sets up more stalks of the first Second generation home builder preserves are available for purchase. The mar- crop of summer corn “Temptation” in ket stall is open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to the market booth. to lead state-wide association. 1 p.m. It will close for the season the week be- fore Thanksgiving. By Gerald A. Fill comes at a critical juncture in the Photos by Louise Krafft/The Gazette The Gazette history of the association because of economic, regulatory, and po- ouis Genuario, Jr., a native litical issues. Lof Mount Vernon and sec- Genuario, a graduate of Fort ond generation home Hunt High School and Virginia builder and developer, has been Tech where he earned a B.S. in elected by his peers in the home business administration, was in- building industry to lead the stalled on June 22 as the 2013-14 3,237-member Home Builders As- sociation of Virginia. His election See Genuario, Page 6 7/19/13 Requested in home in Requested material. Time-sensitive Postmaster: Fresh onions and peppers Attention Permit #482 Permit are two of the seasonal VA Alexandria, PAID Mitchell McClarin, Zach Shreve and Oliver Keckler items available now. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ July 18-24, 2013 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ July 18-24, 2013 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com News Working Together To Assist ‘Warriors in Transition’ Panels connects Fort Belvoir with surrounding Photos by Photos communities. .S. Rep. Jim Moran and Fairfax Louise Krafft County Supervisor Gerry UHyland hosted a roundtable conversation on Monday, July 15, at Fort Belvoir to discuss and brainstorm how to better coordinate public land use, /The Gazette the non-profit community, and Fort Belvoir’s resources to maximize soldiers’ rehabilita- tion. Moran opened the conversation with: “The purpose of this meeting is to bring to- Mount Vernon Supervisor Gerry Hyland talks with Military Adapted gether the key stakeholders — nonprofit Sports Program Coordinator Steve Smutak before the start of the organizations, community groups, and staff roundtable discussion about the possibility of providing access and golf at Fort Belvoir — to discuss ways we can carts for wounded warriors to witness the current U.S. Amateur Public Jean Whalen, Director of the War- maximize rehabilitation for our wounded Links Championship at Laurel Hill Golf Course. rior Transition Office in the North- warriors. ern Regional Medical Center, Northern Virginia has substantial natural Moran and Hyland invited Fort Belvoir explains that she and the staff at resources and residents with a strong de- Commander Col. Greg Gadson along with Fort Belvoir are present to answer sire to build on Fort Belvoir’s efforts to help fort staff members: Deputy to the Garrison questions and explain military our wounded warriors. It has the potential Commander Steve Brooks, Command Ser- procedure. Next to Whalen is base to serve as a model for wounded warrior geant Major Chet Grelock, Director of War- commander Col. Greg Gadson. care across the nation. rior Transition Office Jean Whalen, Warrior This roundtable is a starting point — in Transition Battalion Commander LTC Carl the coming months we will continue to Curriera, Acting Battalion Command Ser- work together to create synergy with the geant Major of the Warrior Transition Bat- Warriors in Transition Unit and the sur- talion 1SG Archie Burton, Staff Judge Ad- rounding community.” vocate Col. Joseph Keeler, Fort Belvoir Di- Hyland noted: “The conversation opened Gary Knipling representing Friends rector of Family – Morale – Welfare & Rec- a very large door to establishing a mean- of Meadowood speaks of the op- reation Kim Mills, Military Adapted Sports ingful relationship with the military in re- portunity offered at the sanctuary. Program Coordinator Steve Smutak, Direc- gards to offering community activities to tor of Public Affairs at Fort Belvoir Don Carr enhance the rehabilitation of the wounded Gunston Hall, South County Federation, and Director of Strategic Communications warriors at Fort Belvoir.” South County Chamber of Commerce, Ma- and Public Affairs for the Northern Regional Representatives from nearly three dozen son Neck Citizens Association, Lorton Com- Medical Center Terry J. Goodman. The community, county, state and national or- munity Action Center, Meadowood Stables, Commander and staff answered questions Tracy Floyd writes a list of activi- ganizations attended and included: Bureau Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, USO, about procedures in making use of the ties that are used with rehabilita- of Land Management, Fairfax County Park National Military Family Association, Team stakeholder’s donations. tion patients. With Tracy is Military Authority, Mason Neck State Park, Pohick River Runners Disabled Kayaking Club, Adapted Sports Program Coordina- Bay Regional Park, Mason Neck National Lorton American Legion Post 162, Arcadia tor Steve Smutak. Wildlife Refuge, Friends of Meadowood, Farms and Simple Changes. — Louise Krafft Battalion Commander of the Warrior Transition Com- Representatives from nearly three dozen community, county, state and national orga- mander LTC Carl Curriera explained that he has been nizations attended the first roundtable discussion held by U.S. Rep. James P. Moran overwhelmed by the pouring in of community groups and Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland at the Fort Belvoir Officers Club wanting to help with the rehabilitation transition of the on Monday afternoon. patients in the Fort Belvoir Wounded Warrior Village. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Mount Vernon Gazette ❖ July 18-24, 2013 ❖ 3 News Other New Entries Hollin Hills Receives Historic Designation ❖ Walnut Valley, located in Chippokes Plantation State Park in Surry County, con- From Page 1 sists of a 1770 plantation house and an 1816 slave cabin. The 263-acre property remains amenities as little as largely intact. possible. ❖ Fort Loudoun, located on a residen- “This collaboration tial lot in the Winchester Historic District, between developer, is part of a larger site where a young Wash- architect and owner ington designed and supervised construc- was all too seldom tion of a fort as commander of the Virginia experienced in the Regiment in 1758. The fort, a command development of post- center during the French and Indian War, war housing,” ac- is no longer standing, although some ar- cording to the offi- chaeological remnants remain. cial history of Fairfax ❖ The Robert Russa Moton boy- Photo by Photo County, published in hood home is located on a former plan- 1978. “It was the tation and farmstead known as Pleasant first major moder- Shade. It is located in Prince Edward ately priced subdivi- Louise Krafft County, about 10 miles east of Farmville, sion of architect-de- and covers 246 acres. Moton was president signed single-family of the Tuskegee Institute after the death of dwellings, with only Booker T. Washington. Moton lived at Pleas- a few homes built at ant Shade from 1869 to 1880. a time and with care /The Gazette ❖ The Melrose-Rugby Historic Dis- taken to design trict, northwest of downtown Roanoke, streets and lots.” traces its development as a working-class suburb from 1916 to 1949. The district has THE ORIGINAL a range of architectural styles, including group of homes was The Hollin Hills neighborhood has become one of the latest entries to the Virginia Craftsman bungalows and Cape Cod developed between Landmarks Register. houses. 1949 and 1954 by ❖ The Riverland Historic District, architect Charles Goodman Associates Paepcke and Dan Kiley. The point was to what we’ve come to know is mid-century also in Roanoke, was developed between and builder Robert Davenport. One make the community look as if it were a modern.” 1900 and 1930. Also a working-class neigh- of the chief goals of the project was large park rather than a collection of indi- borhood, it reflects the city’s rapid indus- vidual lots.