Hollindale is an unincorporated community in Fort Hunt, Fairfax County, Virginia, United States close to the George Washington Memorial Parkway in ZIP code 22306.
The name "Hollindale" is a combination of "Hollin" and the word "dale" which means valley, reflecting the neighborhood's rural ambiance.
The land had once been used as a fort to protect early settlers in Virginia from Native American attacks, yet as the years went on, it developed into a family estate and farm which Mason had passed down to his son, Thomson, in 1781.
After Thomson Mason's death, the land was placed on sale, yet was unable to be purchased immediately after a terrible fire had destroyed all but the spinning house, or "Little Hollin Hall."
"[3] In 1958, the subdivision Hollin Brook Park was finished along Sherwood Hall Lane just across from what was the Thorpe turkey farm.
On September 8, 1979, Hollindale, which had been undergoing construction since 1953 as a part of the post-World War II suburban-development project in Fairfax County, was recognized by the U.S. Geological Survey as a populated place.
[1] In 1984, resident and World War II veteran Captain Archibald McEwan helped found the Technology Advancement Group.
[6] Hollindale, like all neighboring communities, has a civic association headed by resident Mike McPherson who serves as president of the board of governors.
According to the United States Postal Service, Hollindale, along with surrounding neighborhoods, is listed with an Alexandria, Virginia address despite it being part of Fairfax County.
Hollin Meadows on Nordok Lane in Hollindale became the new elementary school circa forty years ago.
The program includes sports ranging from baseball to lacrosse; resident children play against neighboring Alexandria and Woodlawn Little Leagues in the area.