Photos by Tod Connell Photography.
What's New
Thanksgiving Turkey Trot, Make Friends With Our Parks, Charles Goodman Celebration
5th Annual Hollin Hills Turkey Trot - Thanksgiving Morning
Suggested donation of $10 support Hollin Hills parks. Friends of Hollin Hills is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
Get your running or walking shoes and join us at the 5th Annual Hollin Hills Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot! Sponsored by Friends of Hollin Hills.
All are welcome to participate in the kids' Fun Run for the kids and/or the 5K Run around Hollin Hills and some of our beautiful parks. .
Run, walk, scooter, push your stroller, or just come to cheer. There will be coffee, cider, donuts and friendly neighbors at the finish line
DATE: Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd.
TIMES:
IMPORTANT:
- Bring your own water bottles and mugs for the coffee & cider. We will have some emergency cups for those who forget, but want to avoid as much single use trash as possible.
- The running route will not be closed to cars, so please be safe and run against traffic (i.e.. facing cars rather than having them at your back.
- Everyone runs at their own risk.
Hope to see you at Hollin Hills Voigt Park on Thanksgiving morning!
Get your running or walking shoes and join us at the 5th Annual Hollin Hills Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot! Sponsored by Friends of Hollin Hills.
All are welcome to participate in the kids' Fun Run for the kids and/or the 5K Run around Hollin Hills and some of our beautiful parks. .
Run, walk, scooter, push your stroller, or just come to cheer. There will be coffee, cider, donuts and friendly neighbors at the finish line
DATE: Thanksgiving Day, November 23rd.
TIMES:
- Fun Run for kids, 9am
- 5K Run (or walk, or trot) for all, 9:30am.
IMPORTANT:
- Bring your own water bottles and mugs for the coffee & cider. We will have some emergency cups for those who forget, but want to avoid as much single use trash as possible.
- The running route will not be closed to cars, so please be safe and run against traffic (i.e.. facing cars rather than having them at your back.
- Everyone runs at their own risk.
Hope to see you at Hollin Hills Voigt Park on Thanksgiving morning!
Living Modern–Building Community:
The Architecture of Charles Goodman
September 13-15, 2024
Goodman's whole-community design and his emphasis on siting and creating workable family homes will be the focus of this celebration of his career, with an emphasis on demonstrating Goodman's impact beyond the design of free-standing homes.
Notable speakers, experts and panelists will highlight aspects of discuss Goodman design and living in and maintaining Goodman homes. The program will feature two tracks designed to attract those who live in Goodman homes as well as MCM devotees and design professionals.
Living Modern-Building Community will open with a panel of those who live in area Goodman communities. Saturday will feature conference sessions on the history of mid-century modern architecture, Goodman’s role in the movement, and practical discussions on how to maintain and preserve his projects and homes. Saturday will wind down with a tour and poolside reception at the Sevareid House - a well-known Goodman custom design on Alexandria’s West End. The weekend will conclude with Goodman community home or walking tours.
Mark your calendars and plan to participate as a planner or guest. For more information, contact: friendsofhollinhills@gmail.com. To volunteer to help plan and/or organize, click here. Sign up for our newsletter using the form bottom right of this page to receive event updates.
For more information, contact: friendsofhollinhills@gmail.com.
To volunteer to help plan and/or organize, click here.
Living Modern-Building Community: The Architecture of Charles Goodman is an initiative of Friends of Hollin Hills (FOHH), a 501 (c) 3 based in Hollin Hills.
The Architecture of Charles Goodman
September 13-15, 2024
Goodman's whole-community design and his emphasis on siting and creating workable family homes will be the focus of this celebration of his career, with an emphasis on demonstrating Goodman's impact beyond the design of free-standing homes.
Notable speakers, experts and panelists will highlight aspects of discuss Goodman design and living in and maintaining Goodman homes. The program will feature two tracks designed to attract those who live in Goodman homes as well as MCM devotees and design professionals.
Living Modern-Building Community will open with a panel of those who live in area Goodman communities. Saturday will feature conference sessions on the history of mid-century modern architecture, Goodman’s role in the movement, and practical discussions on how to maintain and preserve his projects and homes. Saturday will wind down with a tour and poolside reception at the Sevareid House - a well-known Goodman custom design on Alexandria’s West End. The weekend will conclude with Goodman community home or walking tours.
Mark your calendars and plan to participate as a planner or guest. For more information, contact: friendsofhollinhills@gmail.com. To volunteer to help plan and/or organize, click here. Sign up for our newsletter using the form bottom right of this page to receive event updates.
For more information, contact: friendsofhollinhills@gmail.com.
To volunteer to help plan and/or organize, click here.
Living Modern-Building Community: The Architecture of Charles Goodman is an initiative of Friends of Hollin Hills (FOHH), a 501 (c) 3 based in Hollin Hills.
Make Friends With Our Parks
Over the next year Friends of Hollin Hills will take you on a celebration tour of our amazing system of parks through:
The goal of the Make Friends with Our Parks initiative is to spark a discussion about how we can work together to preserve and nurture our unique community spaces and meet the real challenges facing the health of our parks.
Another goal is to introduce you to the wealth of our parks.
Hollin Hillers enjoy 7 parks covering 33 acres of woods, open areas and streams. Each park has a unique history and ecosystem, and offers a variety of ways to be in touch with nature. An adventure play ground, a wilderness sanctuary, extensive wooded walking paths, native plantings, a bocce court--our parks offer all these and more. All are open to the public.
Make time in your lives to Make Friends With Our Parks!
Watch for announcements of the October kick-off event and plan join Friends in building out this initiative and celebrating our 30-plus acres of parkland.
Over the next year Friends of Hollin Hills will take you on a celebration tour of our amazing system of parks through:
- social and educational events
- maps featuring each park's unique offerings and value
- plant guides, exploration challenges and fun activities for kids
- an oral & pictorial history of our Hollin Hills parks.
The goal of the Make Friends with Our Parks initiative is to spark a discussion about how we can work together to preserve and nurture our unique community spaces and meet the real challenges facing the health of our parks.
Another goal is to introduce you to the wealth of our parks.
Hollin Hillers enjoy 7 parks covering 33 acres of woods, open areas and streams. Each park has a unique history and ecosystem, and offers a variety of ways to be in touch with nature. An adventure play ground, a wilderness sanctuary, extensive wooded walking paths, native plantings, a bocce court--our parks offer all these and more. All are open to the public.
Make time in your lives to Make Friends With Our Parks!
Watch for announcements of the October kick-off event and plan join Friends in building out this initiative and celebrating our 30-plus acres of parkland.
What is Friends’ overall impact?
- Underwrote development of the McCalley Park native demonstration garden, through a grant to the CAHH Parks Committee
- Installed a bench in Goodman Park through a generous donation from Hollin Hillers Paul Phelps and Susanne Garvey.
- Offered educational panels and presentations on Mid-century modern architecture, landscape design and preservation and historic Hollin Hills
- Underwrote the commission and placement of new park signs
- Refurbished or added facilities, including the Voigt Park playground renovation and a pedestrian bridge to McCalley Park
- Created the Voigt Park Bocce Court along Rippon Road
- Completed pilot program to test erosion mats that have ameliorated flooding in community parklands
- Invested in legal services to maintain integrity of Hollin Hills
A 501(c)(3) charitable non-profit organization, Friends celebrates
the Hollin Hills designation as a National, State and County Historic District.
the Hollin Hills designation as a National, State and County Historic District.
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