McGavock Farms in Brentwood, stretching from Franklin Road to Granny White Pike and bordering Brentwood Country Club and Princeton Hills, is one of the prime executive subdivisions in Brentwood due to the distinctiveness of its well-kept homes, its spacious layout, and its highly convenient location near the city center, Brentwood Middle School, Brentwood High School, Brentwood Academy and two I-65 interchanges.

With the completion of a fifth phase in the mid-2000s, the subdivision now has 199 houses built or under construction, and one open lot available (3/12). They range in size from about 4,000- to 15,000 square feet, and are arranged on lots that are one-half acre up to 4.6 acres. For those who are familiar with the topography of Brentwood, McGavock Farms can be appreciated for its mostly level yards and streets.

The land on which it sits was once a plantation owned by the McGavock family. The McGavocks’ house still stands today in neighboring Brentwood Country Club, which leases it as a clubhouse.

A slave cemetery that was part of the McGavock plantation is preserved within a median on Murray Lane, where the neighborhood has two entrances (and a third on Granny White Pike).

The houses are mostly all brick traditional designs, with some of the newer ones in Phase Five having stone accents or mortar-rubbed exteriors. The architecture in the last phase has more French and Italian country influences and the neighborhood includes a row of ultra-large estate homes on Murray Lane. Many of McGavock Farms houses have backyard pools, hot tubs, outdoor living rooms and kitchens.

The first homes were built in 1990, and the neighborhood was developed with underground utilities, custom streetlamps and an 18-acre park with walking paths, benches and a 2-acre lake. Granny White Park with athletic fields and tennis also borders the subdivision.

Most residents would agree that “the best part about living in McGavock Farms is the close proximity to everything: Brentwood High School and Middle School, Brentwood Academy, Maryland Farms, ‘downtown Brentwood’ and the library.”