There are so many shopping, dining, and recreational opportunities close to the neighborhood, it is impossible to name them all. ![]() Hayfield Elementary School is in the neighborhood, and Hayfield Secondary School is across the street. Students can walk to all 12 years of public school - a rare luxury for northern Virginians. Today, there are over 2,000 residents of Hayfield Farm and the 690 homes in the community include a mix of colonial-style homes, ramblers, and split-levels. The original split-level home was sold for $25,950! As the housing development continued, Hayfield was still considered to be “in the middle of nowhere.” When Hayfield Secondary School opened in 1969, there was still a working farm next door and much of the area was rural. The first home was sold in 1965, and the project was completed in 1972. Wills and Van Metre developed the subdivision as it is today. The land was passed down to Washington’s relatives and then to many landholders until the property was purchased by Wills and Van Metre in 1963. The Hayfield Farm neighborhood site dates back to 1761 when George Washington purchased the land to increase the holdings of his Mount Vernon Estate and to grow hay for his livestock - hence the name hay field. This monthly column is sponsored and written by the Seward Group of TTR Sotheby’s International Realty. ![]() Neighborhood Spotlight is a recurring column covering both the City of Alexandria and Alexandria in Fairfax County.
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