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The Community Association - SMCA

  • A voluntary organization of residents who work together to maintain and improve the quality of life in our neighborhood.

  • Open to all property owners and residents in Stonewall Manor without regard to race, religion, creed, or national origin.

  • Membership in SMCA and payment of our annual dues is voluntary.

  • SMCA has published by-laws governing the election of board members and the annual general membership meeting.

  • The SMCA Board shares community information with its members on a regular basis through emails after signing up via bit.ly/stonewall-updates.

  • Manor Mail, an informal email group, shares local information. To sign up send an email to: ManorMail@googlegroups.com

  • Each year our association collects modest dues, publishes newsletters, provides an updated Directory of Residents and hosts community events.

  • The association negotiates a group rate with a waste collection company to reduce the price as well as to reduce the number of trash trucks driving through the community. Smcatrashfund@gmail.com

  • The association also advocates before local and state officials on issues affecting Stonewall, including land use, transportation, public safety issues, tax matters, and zoning concerns. We are a member of the Fairfax County Federation of Civic Associations and are part of the Providence District Council.

SMCA Significant Events

Jul 1963 - Dedication of front entrance walls

Late 1963 - First residents begin moving in Early 1964

Spring 1966 - SMCA formed

March 1966 - Resisted school redistricting

Sept 1966 - Garden Club formed

Fall 1967 - First SMCA Directory issued

Feb 1970 - SMCA Incorporated

Apr 1972 - Opposed Stonewall Drive extension

Jun 1974 - 10th Anniversary party

Jan 1975 - Consolidated Payment Fund started

Apr 1975 - First community-wide yard sale held

Sept 1975 - Dedication for Dunn Loring Community Park

Fall 1976 - Neighborhood Watch started

Jan 1977 - Streetlights installed

Oct 1979 - 15th Anniversary Party held

Apr 1981 - Neighborhood Watch reorganized

Fall 1981 - WO&D Access Path clean-up began

Fall 1982 - Sidewalks repaired and replaced

May 1985 - 20th Anniversary Party held

Jun 1986 - Dunn Loring Metro Station opened

Jun 1993 - Pet registry started

Jul 1995 - Influenced land use plans at end of Stonewall Drive

June 1996 - Stonewall Manor profiled in Real Estate section of the Washington Post

Aug 1997 - Three houses added at end of Stonewall Dr

Spring 2001 - Helped defeat Metro ballpark proposal

Nov 2002 - New Covenants approved

Dec 2002 - Three houses added at the end of Swift Run

2003-2005 40th Anniversary Celebrations, Parade, Community Dinner and Picnic

2009 - Traffic Study and speed tables proposed and Approved

2013 - New Stonewall Manor signs attached to walls

2014 - 50th Anniversary Parade, Potluck Dinner

2015 - Entrance Walls Repaired

2016 - New Website and ManorMail (online chat)

2020 - Bas reliefs of Stonewall Jackson removed

2024 - 60th Anniversary Party

2025 - 50th Anniversary event for Dunn Loring Park

SMCA Past Presidents

1966                       Briggs Edney

1966                       Fred Heinzelmann

1967                       Bill Butler

1968                       Lem Johns

1969                       Bob McConahy

1971                       Dick Hildreth

1972                       Kirby Gates

1973                       Hugh Riddle

1974                       Dick Hildreth

1975                       Alice Smith

1976                       Ray O’Malley

1977                       Paul Snodgrass

1978                       Becky Goblish

1979                       Dick Monteith

1980                       Howard Dymond

1981-1982         Carole Decker

1983                       Bonnie Brown

1984                       Douglas Potts

1985-1988         Mary Ellen D’Agostino

1989                       David & Connie Dupras

1990-1992         Bill Darrow

1993 – 1994     Bob Commerce

1994-1997         Jerry Quinn

1997-1999         Amy Waldron

1999-2001        Karen Hunt

2002-2005        Barbara & Dick Hildreth

2007-2011        Rick Swanson

2011-2013         Lezlee Cherrix

2013-2016        Anne Hart

2016-2017        Barbara Hildreth

2017-2020        Lynn Glendinning

2020-2021        Alex Berke

2022-2023        Katherine Farley

2023 – Present   Phil Eskeland