{"nrhp_refnum":"02000775","name":"Tanglewood-037-5010","other_names":["Tanglewood Ordinary","Tanglewood Tavern"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"2200-2210 River Rd W","address_restricted":false,"city":"Maidens","county":"Goochland County","state":"VA","lat":37.65240188400003,"lon":-77.84595437999997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-07-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Entertainment/Recreation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Tanglewood, also called Tanglewood Ordinary, is a rustic log roadhouse complex on River Road West (Route 6) near Maidens in Goochland County, Virginia. It began as a log gas station in 1929, was enlarged in 1935 and 1942-43, and includes a c. 1950 owner's house.","why_significant":"The nomination argues Tanglewood is one of the finest surviving examples of 20th-century log-built rustic architecture in Virginia, and especially important for roadside commercial architecture. It is described as unique in Goochland County and rare in the state. It also served for decades as a community gathering place for dances, proms and club meetings.","narrative":"Along Route 6 near Maidens in Goochland County, Tanglewood is a log roadhouse that grew in stages over several decades. Its front section, built in 1929 from hand-stripped pine logs, first served as a filling station and sandwich shop for the Barret family. A large two-and-a-half-story addition around 1935 brought a dance hall with a diagonal oak floor, log support posts and living quarters above. Further space was added in 1942-43, and a cinderblock owner's house followed about 1950. The building reflects the rustic log style that spread along American roadsides in the early automobile era and later appeared in park architecture. It was listed for its architectural value as one of Virginia's best surviving examples of this approach, and for its long role as a community gathering place. Weekly dances, high school proms and club meetings were held there, and travelers between Richmond and Charlottesville stopped in. It continues to operate as a restaurant.","period_of_significance":"1929-1950","architect_builder":"Syme and Morris Barret","architectural_style":"Other - Log cabin & related construction (Rustic style vernacular)","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Described as well cared for and in very good condition; it currently operates as a restaurant, with a single dwelling on the same parcel.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:00.694862-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/83/6809/41680983/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/02000775.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000775/4811a2a3d5-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000775/4811a2a3d5-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanglewood_Ordinary.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tanglewood_Ordinary.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41680983","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglewood_(Maidens,_Virginia)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14713285"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/goochland-county/tanglewood-037-5010-02000775/"}