About Us at Heritage Hunt
Heritage Hunt is an active adult community for residents 55 years and older (up to 20% can be 50-54). It is located in Gainesville, Virginia close to shopping, health facilities, and cultural opportunities.
Heritage Hunt covers over 750 acres of beautiful, natural landscaping
and has its own,
Arthur Hills designed,
18-hole championship golf course, two clubhouses, tennis courts, indoor
and outdoor swimming pools, and a multiple choices of home styles. Gated
with a single entry point, it’s a community that offers natural beauty,
a wide variety of home selections, and wide variety of amenities.
Situated at the exit ramp extension of the Gainesville exit off U.S. 66,
Heritage Hunt is directly adjacent to the 450-acre
Conway Robinson Memorial State Forest,
the historical
Manassas National Battlefield Park,
and other recreational opportunities.
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| Golf Course | |
| Marsh Mansion | |
| Activities | |
| Governance | |
| Communication | |
| It’s Our History | |
| Buying or Selling Your Home | |
| Awards | |
| Whom to Contact | |
| Map of Heritage Hunt | |
| Directions to Heritage Hunt |
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Heritage Hunt has 1,863 homes, including four
condominiums, and a population of approximately 3,400 residents, many of
whom volunteer for activities both within and outside the gate. Heritage Hunt is located in the Gainesville Magisterial District, Prince William County, Commonwealth of Virginia and our main clubhouse is the voting location for the Bull Run precinct which consistently has the highest percentage of voter turnout in the county. Hours of Operation |
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In addition to the main clubhouse, the restored mansion, named after the previous owners of the Heritage Hunt property, serves as an extra meeting place for residents and guests. Heritage Hunt residents can relax by the fireplace,
enjoy perusing books in the library, attend a special dinner in the
dining room, get together for a game in the card or billiards rooms, or
browse the web in the upstairs computer lab. This facility also houses
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The 18-hole Arthur Hills-designed championship golf course winds its way through the development. Its majestic views of pristine greenery are enjoyed by all the residents – golfers and non-golfers alike. A perfectionist when it comes to creating courses, Hills believes that the Heritage Hunt course offers a stimulating challenge to golfers of all abilities. “Our golf courses are places of refuge both for wildlife, as well as out two-legged friends,” he explained. The course is a challenging yet eminently playable layout.
Heritage Hunt’s golf course is designed to showcase the lovely rolling
terrain of the Northern Virginia hunt country. In the distance, the
scenic vistas of the Blue Ridge Mountains add to the overall experience
of residing in this community.
We invite you to visit our course. Call 703-743-1000 for information and
tee times.
Website for non-residents
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webpage for residents
There are currently over 80 clubs, organizations, and activities available to all residents, as well as special events including free movie night, concerts, entertainment in the lounge, charitable fund-raisers, resident presentations and performances, and educational and health seminars, to name but a few. Some of these functions have jointly or separately contributed over $9 million to a variety of charitable organizations. Many residents also volunteer at hospitals, schools, libraries, American Red Cross, Lions Club, Hylton Performing Arts Center, and the American Legion. They give to each other and the community at large.
The governance structure of the Heritage Hunt Homeowners’ Association
consists of an elected seven-person
Board of Directors
and eight standing committees consisting of seven elected members each.
The committees are
Budget and Finance,
Community Relations,
Covenants,
Facilities,
Food and Beverage,
Golf,
Grounds, and
LSTV (Lights, Sound,
and Television). The HOA daily management operations,
food and beverage operations
and golf operations are managed by contractor organizations.
Heritage Hunt’s methods and forms of communicating have evolved as the
community matured. The award-winning monthly newsletter,
The Heritage Horn,
first published in July, 1999, has grown to a 56-page, multi-colored
document that is available to residents in both hardcopy (printed and
mail delivered) and electronic versions on the community website.
In June 2001, a resident designed and has
maintained the HOA website. It has grown in complexity and
sophistication over the years with several residents now assisting with
daily maintenance and updating. In 2008, the website won the Washington
Metropolitan Chapter of the Community Association Institute’s (WMCCAI)
Web Site of the Year award.
Heritage Hunt’s closed-circuit television channel is also available to
all residents. Titled HHTV, this technology allows the provision of
pertinent and time-sensitive information to residents regarding club and
activity group meetings, dining room specials, and Board and committee
issues. Unlike a monthly newsletter,
HHTV
is updated three times a week and provides information in near
real-time. The rolling screen announcements of the HHTV are also posted
on the website so that residents can read each announcement at his or
her own pace. There is a second closed-circuit channel that records
everyone who enters and leaves the front gate. This camera activated
system enhances the community’s security.
To accommodate the 40% of our residents who remain
employed, Board meetings and other special events are broadcast live and
then rebroadcast two additional times on the closed-circuit TV system. A
variety of additional avenues of communication exists to insure
residents are involved in the work of the eight committees. Current
minutes are summarized by committee chairs at each Board meeting, each
committee’s agendas and minutes are posted on the website and in the
library, and residents are encouraged to attend all Board and committee
meetings.
In order to provide residents with other
time-sensitive and critical information, the there is a community-wide
broadcast e-mail system, the “e-Communicator.” As a reflection of the
popularity of this communications device, approximately 90% of Heritage
Hunt households have subscribed to receive these messages.
The community also has an automatic emergency messaging system, the
“t-Communicator,” which can promptly deliver emergency telephone
messages to each household.
Finally, Heritage Hunt maintains a searchable and retrievable
Archival website
database, which contains virtually all official documents ever produced by the
HOA.
Heritage Hunt has developed an inclusive,
multi-faceted, communications system that thoroughly serves the
community.
The beginnings of the community are recalled and
documented in a series of articles by the community historian. Many
other articles, which appeared in early editions of The Heritage Horn,
are being updated and will be posted on the website in the near future.
Several real estate agents specialize in the neighborhood – and most of
them advertise in
The Heritage Horn.
A list of resale properties is available at the front gate on weekends
and at the Front Desk on weekdays. To assist those desiring to purchase
a home in Heritage Hunt as well as those planning to sell their home,
the document
Twelve Things Every Heritage Hunt Home Seller, Buyer and
Landlord Should Know, can be downloaded from the website or obtained
from the management office.
Over the years, Heritage Hunt has received a number
of awards for its various activities: