Thompson, James Monroe, House

NC 2158 E side, 0.1 mi. S of jct. with NC 2150, Saxapahaw, North Carolina. County/parish: Alamance.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 22, 1993. NRIS 93001198.

Part of Log Buildings in Alamance County MPS (NRIS 64500367).

2 contributing buildings.

Also known as:

  • Shady Rest

From Wikipedia:

James Monroe Thompson House

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.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717224