About Old Irving Park
Old Irving Park is where Greensboro money has lived for a hundred years. The neighborhood was platted in the 1910s and 1920s by developer A. K. Moore around what would become the Greensboro Country Club, and the original layout is largely intact today: broad curved streets, generous lots, and a deliberate residential pattern with no commercial intrusion.
Drive in from Battleground Avenue and the city falls away within a block. The homes settle back. The trees thicken. The pace drops. You have entered a neighborhood that prizes restraint, longevity, and the kind of quiet that comes from owning the same house for 35 years.
The architectural mix here is one of the most distinctive in the Triad. Colonial Revival on Sunset Drive. Georgian estates along the country club fairways. English Cottage and Tudor Revival tucked along Country Club Drive and Cornwallis. The neighborhood is part of a National Register Historic District, which means exterior changes require review and the architectural language has been protected for decades.
Who lives here. Established Greensboro families, often multi-generational. Senior executives at Cone Health, Volvo Trucks, Honda Aircraft, and Lincoln Financial. Doctors and surgeons at Moses Cone and Wesley Long hospitals. Inheritance buyers who grew up here and came home. And a steady stream of executive relocators from Charlotte and Raleigh who realize a Georgian estate that would cost 2.5 million dollars in Myers Park sits at 1.1 million dollars here.
What to expect from showings. Old Irving Park homes are mostly traditional in layout, often with formal living and dining rooms, original hardwoods, custom millwork, and updated kitchens and baths from various renovation cycles. The buyer who walks in expecting an HGTV open-plan modern often misses what makes these homes special. The buyer who walks in respecting the architecture and asking about the renovation history wins.
What kind of buyer wins here. Patient ones. Old Irving Park inventory is thin. A home you love that comes on the market this month may have one peer listing or none in your price range. Be pre-approved, be flexible on closing, and be ready to write quickly. Country Club membership is separate from the home and applied for independently, with waiting periods and sponsorship requirements; we can walk you through that path.
Live Old Irving Park listings
These are homes currently active in and near Old Irving Park via the IHF Kestrel MLS feed. The MLS filters by ZIP code, so some listings may sit just outside the Old Irving Park boundary. For more information, text Teresa Overcash at 336-262-3111.
Old Irving Park market snapshot
Lifestyle and what surrounds Old Irving Park
Greensboro Country Club
The historic 18-hole course is the social and physical anchor of the neighborhood. Tennis, pool, fitness, and dining. Separate membership; many residents are members.
Battleground Avenue
The main commercial corridor along the eastern edge. Grocery, bank, salon, and dining within five minutes. Quiet by Greensboro standards, walkable from the closest streets.
Bog Garden and Tanger Family Bicentennial Garden
Two of the most beloved garden spaces in Greensboro sit just south, off Hobbs Road. Free, well-maintained, and a favorite Saturday-morning stop for Old Irving Park families.
Downtown Greensboro and Tanger Center
Roughly 10 minutes south. Tanger Center for the Performing Arts opened in 2021 and brings Broadway tours and major concerts. LeBauer Park anchors the urban park scene.
Friendly Center
Seven minutes south. Whole Foods, Harris Teeter, the Grande theater, and the strongest mid-tier retail mix in the area.
Schools serving Old Irving Park
Sternberger Elementary
Walkable for many Old Irving Park families. Well-regarded with strong parent involvement.
Mendenhall Middle
Feeds into Grimsley High. Strong academic and arts programs; the bridge years before the Grimsley pipeline.
Grimsley High School
One of the most academically respected traditional public high schools in the Triad. Storied athletics, strong AP and IB programming, and a Grimsley diploma carries weight at NC universities.
Many Old Irving Park families also choose private school routes including Greensboro Day School, Caldwell Academy, and Greensboro Montessori. All sit within 10 to 15 minutes of the neighborhood.
Frequently asked questions about Old Irving Park
The median sale price in Old Irving Park runs roughly $725,000 in 2026, with homes typically trading between $450,000 and $1.5 million. Country Club estates and historic Georgian and Colonial homes on premium lots regularly exceed $2 million.
Old Irving Park is zoned for Sternberger Elementary, Mendenhall Middle, and Grimsley High School, all within Guilford County Schools. Many families also choose Greensboro Day School, Caldwell Academy, or other established private options.
Old Irving Park is the original historic district platted in the 1910s and 1920s, centered on the Greensboro Country Club. New Irving Park developed northward in the post-war decades. Both share the same school zone and country-club orientation; Old Irving Park trends older money, larger lots, and pre-1950 architecture.
No. The Greensboro Country Club is a separate private membership, not tied to homeownership. Many Old Irving Park residents are members, but a buyer must apply for membership separately. The Club has waiting periods and sponsorship requirements.
Classic Colonial Revival, Georgian, Tudor Revival, English Cottage, and Federal styles dominate. Most homes were built between 1915 and 1955. The neighborhood is part of a National Register Historic District and changes to exterior facades require review.
Median days on market in Old Irving Park run around 32 days in 2026. Well-priced traditional homes on premium lots often go under contract within two to three weeks. Homes with unusual layouts or deferred maintenance can sit longer.
Both are established Greensboro prestige neighborhoods. Old Irving Park trends old-money, larger lots, country-club orientation, and Colonial or Georgian architecture. Sunset Hills sits closer to UNCG and downtown, with more mid-century architecture, smaller lots, and a younger professional buyer mix. Both feed Grimsley High School.
About the author: Teresa Overcash is Broker/Owner of Realty ONE Group Results, an NCREC Licensed Instructor, and a 30-year top 1 percent NC agent with over 10,000 NC closings across the Triad, Wilkes County, and the High Country. CRS, ABR, ALHS, CLHMS. Wikidata Q139374103.