Hayfield
Southern Fairfax County community off Telegraph Road near Kingstowne, Franconia, Fort Belvoir and US Coast Guard station.
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Homes for sale near Fort Belvoir and Franconia
Looking for a quiet, suburban community? Look no further than Hayfield.
Hayfield lies between Newington and Franconia. This town is a quiet corner with little traffic or noise. Head downdown and you’ll find Hayfield Plaza Shopping Center – and little else. Huntley Meadow Park occupies most of the south side, which enhances Hayfield’s small-town feel. Even the Coast Guard station in the middle of town is more like a park than a military base with its trees and other landscaping.
That doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in Hayfield. Hilltop Driving Range and Golf Course is nearby. Kingstowne Towne Center can meet your shopping needs. Fort Belvoir is close by.
Although it feels isolated, Hayfield is close enough to the city for commuters to work there.
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$430,000 : 5700 Ashfield Rd, Alexandria3 beds, 2 full baths
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$424,500 : 5513 Helmsdale Ln, Alexandria4 beds, 2 full baths
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Historic Huntley Site Renovations Work to Begin
Woods at Huntley Meadows
The Fairfax County Park Authority will soon begin making improvements to the Historic Huntley Site located at 6918 Harrison Lane in Alexandria, VA. Work will include rehabilitation of the Huntley Mansion, restoration of the historic outbuildings, and related site work. The project will begin in earnest in June and is scheduled for completion by April 2011. The general contractor will be Grunley Construction Company, Inc. of Rockville, MD.
Historic Huntley is a federal period villa built in 1825 for Thomson Francis Mason, a grandson of George Mason. Acquired by the Park Authority in 1989, the house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Virginia Landmarks Register, and the Fairfax County Inventory of Historic Sites.
Huntley was a part of Hunting Creek Farm, now the site of Huntley Meadows Park. The farm provided oats, wheat, corn, hay, clover and other crops grown by slave and tenant labor. Huntley was conveniently located down the gravel road from Alexandria, where the Masons had their principal residence. Currently the site is open only for school or scout tours and during semiannual events.
Funding for the historic restoration is provided by the 2008 Park Bond and a federal Save
America’s Treasures matching grant for $100,000. Total project costs are $1.7 million. For
more information about this project contact Project Manager Jim Duncan at 703-324-8747.
Hayfield Plaza Shopping Center of Alexandria
The Hayfield Plaza Shopping Cent/guide/fairfax-county/southern-fairfax-county//guide/fairfax-county/southern-fairfax-county/fort-belvoir/hayfield/voir/hayfield/strip mal/guide/fairfax-county/southern-fairfax-county/fort-belvoir/hayfield/d off of Telegraph Road in Alexandria, Virginia. Hayfield is located between Newington and Franconia, where downtown Hayfield is located near several gates of Fort BelvoirHayfield. For commuters who live in Hayfield but work elsewhere, the Hayfield Plaza S/guide/fairfax-county/southern-fairfax-county/fort-belvoir/hayfield/Center off of Telegraph Road provides both variety and convenience in the same, easy location.
The Hayfield Plaza Shopping Center’s chief business and shopping mainstay is a Giant Food and Pharmacy grocery store; but other businesses include a Subway Restaurant, an H&R Block Income Tax Service, Hayfield Dental Care, Stone Hot Pizza, House of Dynasty Restaurant, the Hayfield Urgent Care Center and more.
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Hayfield — proximity to Fort Belvoir
Between Newington and Franconia is the “metropolis” of Hayfield. Downtown Hayfield consists of a single strip mall, Hayfield Plaza Shopping Center. The neighborhood of Hayfield is in a quiet eddy where there is not much in the way of traffic or noise. The southern side of Hayfield is nearly completely surrounded by Huntley Meadow Park which only adds to the quiet, suburban feel of Hayfield. A US Coast Guard station at the center of the community, but the trees and parks of the station feel more like a park than a base.
Hayfield is close to Hilltop Driving Range and Golf Course. The shops of Kingstowne Towne Center is nearby for much of your shopping needs. Hayfield is also very close to several gates of Fort Belvoir. Commuters who live in Hayfield but work in the city, most often make their way to town down Telegraph Road or Beulah Street in Franconia.
Hayfield Elementary and Hayfield Secondary are both located near “downtown Hayfield”. Telegraph KinderCare is nearby and a little further away towards Kingstowne is La Petite, another childcare center.
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$430,000 : 5700 Ashfield Rd, Alexandria3 beds, 2 full baths
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$424,500 : 5513 Helmsdale Ln, Alexandria4 beds, 2 full baths
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Fire at Huntley Meadows Park?
Huntley Meadows is a 4500 acre park in Fairfax County, but today the park service only maintains about 30 acres of meadows. The remainder of the park is following the natural life cycle of the land.
In the days before Columbus, Northern Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley were mostly a sprawling meadow, and even here on the East Coast we had bison herds. The meadows are not the natural state here though, and they were maintained by natives who burned and cut the forest from time to time to leave room for the big herding animals. Left on its own, the land here will slowly revert to a hardwood forest. In Huntley Meadows, visitors can explore this forest by way of many trails and paths.
The change to forest happens over time. When the meadows first fall fallow, weeds rush in. In a few years brambles and honeysuckle mix in with fast growing trees like locusts or cedars. Eventually the tree canopy grows so thick that the vines and undergrowth begin to die off. In dry months, this undergrowth becomes brittle and fires are easy to start. Left unchecked, nature will start its own fire to clear the undergrowth and to replenish the hardwoods as they grow.
The forests of Huntley Meadows are young. This is evidenced not only by the diameter of the trunks and by the types of trees that are tallest. It’s also evidenced by the duff, or undergrowth, that is heavy in parts of the forest. The park’s management recently ignited a number of controlled burns to clear up the duff and to help keep the forest healthy.
You’ll see signs of the fire along many paths in the park.
Huntley Meadows is also popular with birdwatchers. I found these feathers scattered along the trail. Perhaps a fox found a meal here? I am curious what type of bird this might have been.
Neighborhoods near Huntley Meadows
Here are a few resources for house hunters in Northern Virginia:
- Huntley Meadows — a map of the park with homes for sale nearby
- Kingstowne — condos, houses and townhouses for sale in and near Kingstowne
- Hayfield Farm — Single family homes near the Coast Guard station
- Woodstone — Townhouses and single family houses near Huntley Meadows
- Stoneybrooke — Single family homes between Groveton Hieghts and Huntley Meadows
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About the Author — Will Nesbitt is the principal broker of Will Nesbitt Realty and maintains Condo Alexandria. Will specializes in condos, townhouses and single family residences in Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax County, Crystal City, and Kingstowne. Will resides in Belle Haven Estates just outside Alexandria VA in Fairfax County. |
Huntley Meadows Park
Huntley Meadows Park, located in the Fairfax County’s Hybla Valley south of Alexandria, is an oasis of wildlife in Fairfax County’s urban setting. Huntley Meadows is home to beavers, dragonflies, and 200 species of birds. The park occupies more than 1400 square acres of well preserved, natural forests.
Huntley Meadows Park provides its visitors the opportunity to appreciate the pure beauty of what nature has to offer. From a Hickory Horn Devil to a Yellow-Legged Meadowhawk, there are an abundance of interesting creatures right here. A one-half mile board walk which journey’s its way through the wetlands. The boardwalk leads to a hidden observation platform to view the wildlife. This is a great place to hike or bike trail. There is a two mile interpretive trail system enhance your park experience!
The land was owned by George Mason IV who’s house, Historic Huntley Est. 1825, is now a part of the National Register of Historic Places, Virginia’s Landmarks Register, and Fairfax County Historic House Inventory.
Huntley Meadows lies in a wet lowland which provides cleanliness to polluted waters and maintains control of floods and storms. On May 30, 2007 a series of meetings began taking place in order to find better long term solutions in preserving the wetlands. Friends and neighbors of the park are invited to to join the next meeting which takes place on August 23rd, 2008, 5pm – 7pm.
Educational programs are also provided by Huntley Meadows from preschool to self-guided visits. Volunteers are always needed and welcome to join the Friends of Huntley Meadows by helping to preserve the park. Four-hundred citizens are involved but more are also invited.
Hours:
- July 1st -September 1st
- Monday – Friday 9am-5pm
- Closed Tuesday, Sundays and Holidays.
- September 2nd- October 31st
- Everyday 9am- 5pm
- Closed Tuesdays, Noon-5pm for Holidays
- November 1st – December 31st
- Monday – Friday 9am-5pm
- Closed on Tuesdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years
Huntley Meadows Park & Visitor Center
3701 Lockheed Blvd.,
Alexandria
703-768-2525
For more information about sales and rentals in the areas near and around Huntley Meadows Park please contact Condo Alexandria.
