On May 4, 2024 we held our biennial house and garden tour, and it was a big one — to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Hollin Hills. The sold-out tour included exclusive access to over a dozen stunning homes and gardens in this award-winning mid-century modern neighborhood in Alexandria, Virginia. With almost 1700 attendees, this is the largest mid-century home and garden tour on the East Coast. Please thank our many volunteers and our Sponsors, without whom none of this would have been possible.

Presented by the Civic association of Hollin Hills

 

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Whether your main interest is Architecture, Art, Interiors or Landscape, you’ll find something to love during the tour. Organizers have made efforts to call your attention to notable features of these four pillars of the unique Hollin Hills neighborhood:

Architecture

Expansive walls of glass allow massive amounts of sunlight to filter in, removing the confines of enclosed space to reveal the natural environment and letting nature take an active role in the home. 

Art

The artists in mid-20th century America ruled an aesthetic realm exploding with optimism and confidence and celebrating the self-expression of a liberated world. They made their own rules defining their activities as evidence of truth and beauty.

Interiors

The most important material for the interiors is sunlight. This openness requires furniture to play a new role. Seating, surfaces and storage must go beyond their originally intended function, serving to delineate living space and become part of the architecture.

Landscape

Each house is uniquely oriented on its lot to maximize its privacy and landscape view, with sight lines intentionally chosen to enhance the common space shared by each structure. Native plant materials both define individual spaces and convey a feeling of joint community presence.