HOLLIN HILLS BULLETIN MARCH 2018 ACHIEVING EFFICIENT MODERNISM • Are you trying to adapt your mid-century modern Plans are well underway for the 2018 Hollin Hills home to modern energy efficiency? • Wondering what your options are for insulating a flat or cathedral ceiling? House&GardenTour • Should you replace your single pane windows that will take place on Saturday, April 28. with double or triple pane windows? Be part of the fun and contribute to its success. • And why are these houses so cold in the winter anyway? Volunteer at www.hollin-hills.org/house-tour Join the Friends of Hollin Hills on Sunday, March 4, 4–6pm, and click on the Volunteer button, at the Hollin Hall of Mount Vernon Unitarian Church for a com- or email [email protected] with plimentary fun and informative evening of wine, cheese, and a the subject line "Volunteer.” panel of experts to answer these questions and more. There will be Keep informed with email updates at a social hour from 4pm to 5pm, with the panel/Q&A beginning at www.hollin-hills.org/house-tour and "like" our 5pm. Please RSVP via email to [email protected]. Can't make it to this one? Join us for our next event on Sunday, Facebook page (www.facebook.com/HHHNGT). April 8, same time, same place, where the topic will be on land- scaping challenges and solutions. For more about the Friends of Hollin Hills, see page 5. HISTORIC OVERLAY DISTRICT PROPOSED TO PRESERVE OUR UNIQUE COMMUNITY Hollin Hills is a very special place to live, and one way to ensure I recently met with the president of the Civic Association of that our architecture and historic nature are preserved in the com- Holmes Run Acres in Annandale. They have seen not only resi- ing years is through an Historic Overlay District (HOD). After dents but also developers slowly chip away at the integrity of their the most recent lawsuit filed by the Civic Association to forestall mid-century modern (MCM) community. Even though their the construction of the steep-sloped roof on Rebecca Drive that civic association provides architectural guidelines for additions did not conform with our design review guidelines and the ensu- and renovations, some homeowners and developers have been ing contrary judicial decision, our committee was formed to pur- veering off course from the MCM style and their architectural sue an Historic Overly District with Fairfax County and its fabric has been diminished. Architectural Review Board (ARB) to preserve the unique archi- Most recently, developers have been leaving notes taped to tectural texture of our community. residemts’ doors asking to purchase their modest homes on big This past year you may have heard about or attended lots inside the Beltway with the aim to demolish the existing meetings to discuss the possibility of creating an HOD for structures and construct large houses that will destroy the unique Hollin Hills. During the next six weeks, an HOD committee nature of the community. Because of these events, they, too, are that I chair will be presenting our message to the community now in the process of gathering community support for an HOD that will answer your questions and enlist your support for an for Holmes Run Acres. HOD for Hollin Hills. This is the occasion to ask Fairfax County (continued on page 2) www.hollin-hills.org is the official Hollin Hills website. Have you checked it out? Page 2 • The Hollin Hills BULLETIN • March 2018 Historic Overlay District from page 1 CIVIC ASSOCIATION OF HOLLIN HILLS (CAHH) to add their layer of support to our Design Review Committee and our Design Review Guidelines to help preserve our community’s mid-century modern archi- CAHH OFFICERS tecture. With an HOD in place for Hollin Hills, an application for a building President Gus Matson 768-3797 Vice-President Chris McNamara 660-9536 permit will not be granted without first being approved by the ARB. This will Treasurer Scott Weidenfeller 725-7894 not only protect the community, but will also provide assurance for homeown- Secretary Friederike Ahrens 571-481-4628 Membership Marinka Tellier 768-8709 ers that these projects can move forward unimpeded. Now is the time to say goodbye to expensive and time consuming lawsuits. DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE Pool Laura Kistler 768-4161 This is our moment to put HOD guidelines in place to preserve the architectur- MVCCA Kathy Seikel 768-2350 al and historical integrity of Hollin Hills into perpetuity. Social Susmita Dastidar 660-5938 Parks Bob Kinzer 768-4048 By the time you read this article, information on a Hollin Hills HOD should have been delivered to your door along with a letter of explanation, FAQ’s, a list CAHH COMMITTEES ARCHIVIST Judy Riggin 765-3025 of dates and places where information will be available, (see list below) Historian Scott Wilson 765-4471 (Also see Hollin Hills Archives below) and a petition form. Please read the FAQ’s as well as the information on DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE (DRC) the Fairfax County web site. Log on to our Facebook page to read about the Chair Frank Collins 660-6525 Members John Burns 660-9763 HOD, https://www.facebook.com/groups/HODHollinHills/, and sign the peti- John Nolan 231-2229 tion or, if you are reading this article online, click on that link to sign the peti- Ginny Wallace 765-7116 Ken Wilson 768-5838 tion. You can also sign the hard copy in your packet, and we will pick it up. CAHH-DRC Liaison Chris McNamara 660-9536 Plan to attend one of our HOD Information Sessions to be held on March 3, HOLLIN HILLS POOL COMMITTEE Chair Barbara Bogue 571-257-9313 4, 11 and 18 at the homes of various Hollin Hillers. HOD initiative committee PARKS COMMITTEE members will be at each house to provide a short presentation, initiate open dis- Chair Elisabeth Lardner 765-3023 cussion, and answer your questions. You are welcome to attend any session. The list at time of press is shown below, but there are more hosts being enlisted, so HOLLIN HILLS BULLETIN please refer to your packet of information for the most up-to-date info. Published monthly since 1951 by the CAHH. Please take this moment, now, to sign the petition that is included in our Material in this publication does not necessarily information packet to help preserve the mid-century modern architecture of reflect the opinions of the CAHH Board or the editor. Hollin Hills. Fairfax County is here to help us; let’s take them up on that offer Editor Barbara Shear 660-6543 Editorial Assistance Andrew Keegan 660-1004 and trail blaze a new path to safeguard our distinctive community. Deadline is the 15th of the preceding month. We will finish our campaign by the end of March and deliver our signatures Articles generally should not exceed 500 words. of support to Supervisor Storck. I hope yours will be included in our submission. Send your submission in the body of an email or as an attachment to [email protected]. Thank you, If you cannot produce computerized copy, please find someone to submit it for you. Christine Kelly No material will be accepted over the telephone. Chair, HOD Committee Distribution problems: • If you have not received your digital Bulletin, or to Learn more about HOD at an correct/change mail or email address, contact Marinka Tellier, 703-768-8709 or [email protected]. Information Session at one of these homes: • To replace a missing paper Bulletin, contact Ellen Rydell at 703-768-3442. March 3, 2-4pm JG Harrington & Jere Gibber, 7221 Beechwood Road March 4, 2-4pm Kathy Seikel, 7318 Rippon Road HOLLIN HILLS ARCHIVES Christine Kelly, 2109 Popkins Lane Mary Ann Rametta, 7423 Hopa Court The Hollin Hills Archives are part of the Special Collections and Archives of George Mason University. Judy England-Joseph, 2208 Glasgow Road To contact the SC&A staff with research questions, use the following: March 11, 2-4pm Sara & Tyger Latham, 2214 Martha’s Road • For general description of HH Archives contents, go to http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/hollinhills.html. Susan Kuhbach, 7202 Rebecca Drive • For questions about collections, hours, usage, duplications, or Barbara Ward, 2207 Paul Spring Road directions go to http://sca.gmu.edu/using_sc&a.html. • Other contacts: phone 703-993-2220, fax inquiries Jodie Burns, 7618 Elba Road 703-993-8911, email [email protected]. March 18, 2-4pm Steve and Laura Kistler, 2305 Kimbro Street. Peter & Ginny Kinzler, 7310 Stafford Road www.hollin-hills.org Barbara Liggett & Gus Matson, 7410 Recard Lane Calendar of community events and information Bob & Lee Ann Kinzer, 2100 Pickwick Lane about our parks, the Design Review Committee, Tony Morris & Gail Kropf, 7507 Elba Road the National Historic Registery, and more. John & Pam Wittmann, 1936 Martha’s Road March 2018 • The Hollin Hills BULLETIN • Page 3 QuickTakes BIG PROGRESS ON HOLLIN MEADOWS RENOVATION There is much excitement surrounding the current phase of the Hollin Meadows Elementary School renovation. A portion of the school is now completed and in use, including a new main entrance attached to the main office, a beautiful window-filled library, one of the music rooms, and the first and second grade classrooms. There is independent heating and cooling for each classroom, and each classroom has a sink, cubby area, and, in the lower grades, a bathroom. Most fun for students is the bottle fill at the drinking fountains. Water consumption has sky-rocketed! Next up, February Above; A bright and cheerful new first grade room at Hollin Meadows through April, is the reno- At left, clockwise: Hollin Hillers enjoying a recent HMS Bingo Night included Charlie Weidenfeller, Jovi Medic, Eva Medic, Corey Runnels, Zoe Runnels, vation of the annex and Sayla Runnels, Piya Vlach, Finn Vlach, and William Crooks.