About Alexandria's Fort Hunt

Well if you live in Northern Virginia, you can see this amazing holiday light show in person. Just load up the car and head to Collingwood Rd, in Alexandria Virginia.

HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE is a community of just under 600 single family detached homes located just off Fort Hunt Road conveniently located near the GW Parkway, Ft Belvoir and only a few minutes from the Huntington Metro Station.    Inova Mount Vernon Hospital - ranked by US News & World Report as one of the Best Hospitals in the country - is just down the road.

Nearby HOLLIN HALL SHOPPING CENTER features a wide array of terrific retailers, a couple of excellent restaurants, a drug store, a hardware store and Safeway grocery store, along with a very popular bakery.

There is a lot more to HOLLIN HALL SHOPPING CENTER than just good food - there is a wide array of shops, all with terrific personal service and just the merchandise you are seeking.  There is a bank and even a full-service gas station.  And behind the service station is Fairfax County's HOLLIN HALL SENIOR CENTER with its wide variety of activities, programs, and services geared toward  seniors In fact, if you live in HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE, you can find pretty much everything you need right there within walking distance of your neighborhood. 

It's truly village living!  And, if you are looking for an affordable single family home in a convenient ALEXANDRIA location, let me know.  We will go take a look at all HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE has to offer.  I'll even spring for coffee and a fruit tart at the Hollin Hall Pastry Shop.

Curious about what is presently for sale in HOLLIN HALL VILLAGE and the surrounding neighborhoods? Check out the listings below:

Fort Hunt Road (in yellow) runs from Rt. 1 to Fort Hunt Park.

Through its course Fort Hunt Road runs generally parallel to the George Washington Parkway in the East and Rt. 1 to West.

The defining geologic features of the area are the Potomac River, the floodplain and the inland hieghts. The Potomac River is most obvious on the map. Less obvious is the extent of the floodplain. The flood plain is generally narrow, extending not much further than the George Washington Parkway. Some of the best views in the area are found on the ridge which separates the floodplain from the uplands.

The north end of Fort Hunt Road is close to Old Town Alexandria and the Huntington Metro. The south end of Fort Hunt Road is close to Mount Vernon and Fort Belvoir.

Click Fort Hunt for a closer look at properties and prices in Fort Hunt.

Originally, Fort Hunt (Sheridan's Point in Washington's Day) served as a fort to defend the settlers against Indians in the 17th century.

Nowadays Fort Hunt Park on a summer plays host to several hundred picnickers. On Sunday evenings there are free concerts. There are large and medium size shelters that can be reserved for private functions

That is a far cry from its' original and subsequent purposes.

• In the latter part of the 19th century gun batteries were installed to defend Washington, D.C. during the Spanish American War along with Fort Washington in Maryland.
• It served for a brief time as an ROTC training camp for African Americans as well a temporary Veteran's Administration Hospital.
• During World War II Fort Hunt was known as P.O. Box 1142, the secret POW camp that housed and interrogated over 4,000 German prisoners. Interestingly, most of the American interrogators were refugees from Nazi Germany.

Today, all but two of the old buildings have been razed and the acreage has been converted to an extremely popular destination along the George Washington Memorial Parkway.

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My husband and I have a long time relationship with the Mount Vernon area.

• We moved here in 1974.
• Started our real estate business in 1976
• Maintained our office in Mount Vernon for 18 years.
• Were active in the community with Mount Vernon High School, Mount Vernon Rotary, Mount Vernon Presbyterian Church, Mansion House Swim Club.

We are extremely familiar with the Mount Vernon area. If the purchase or sale of a Northern Virginia home is in your plans contact Karen and Art by Email or call us at 703-562-1532. Put our record of customer service, real estate experience and state-of-the-art technology to work for you in Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County, Prince William County, Stafford County or the entire Northern Virginia Area.

Fort Hunt Park consists of 105 acres located along the Potomac River in Fairfax County, Virginia, approximately 6 miles south of Old Town Alexandria. The Park is a part of the over 7,000 acres that make up the George Washington Memorial Parkway. The lands of Fort Hunt Park were originally a part of George Washington's personal farm and were became a military outpost and now serves as a picnic area and nature park.

So that all may better understand the history of Fort Hunt, the Park Service has begun research to uncover the names of the many veterans who served at Fort Hunt when it was a military outpost.

Fort Hunt Park was converted into a fortification during the Spanish - American War. In 1897 the fort was modernized for military operations. During War World II the fort was used as a top secret military intelligence outpost.

After both World War I and World War II, Fort Hunt was virtually abandoned due to military cutbacks. The National Park Service now adminstrates Fort Hunt Park a recreational park for public use. Fort Hunt has been a focal point of personal dramas of all kind throughout its history, but now it's dedicated to public recreation.

Hours are 7am until sunset year round for general use. From April - October reservations are needed to use some areas of the park. For information about homes and neighborhoods near and around Fort Hunt Road check out Fort Hunt Info.