James Monroe Thompson House
James Monroe Thompson House | |
| Location | NC 2158 east side, 0.1 miles south of the junction with NC 2150, near Saxapahaw, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°58′18″N 79°19′19″W / 35.97167°N 79.32194°W |
| Area | 2.4 acres (0.97 ha) |
| Built | c. 1850, 1872 |
| Built by | Thompson, James Monroe |
| Architectural style | Log |
| MPS | Log Buildings in Alamance County MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93001198 |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 1993 |
James Monroe Thompson House, also known as Shady Rest, is a historic home located near Saxapahaw, Alamance County, North Carolina. The original one-story, single-pen, log house was built about 1850. In 1872, a two-story log addition was built, and the original building used as a kitchen. The log house is sheathed in weatherboard and sits on a stone foundation.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.