James Monroe Thompson House
James Monroe Thompson House is located in North Carolina
James Monroe Thompson House
James Monroe Thompson House is located in the United States
James Monroe Thompson House
LocationNC 2158 east side, 0.1 miles south of the junction with NC 2150, near Saxapahaw, North Carolina
Coordinates35°58′18″N 79°19′19″W / 35.97167°N 79.32194°W / 35.97167; -79.32194
Area2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Builtc. 1850 (1850), 1872
Built byThompson, James Monroe
Architectural styleLog
MPSLog Buildings in Alamance County MPS
NRHP reference No.93001198[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Patricia S. Dickenson (March 1993). "James Monroe Thompson House" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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