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
Coordinates 35°58′18″N 79°19′19″W / 35.97167°N 79.32194°W / 35.97167; -79.32194Coordinates: 35°58′18″N 79°19′19″W / 35.97167°N 79.32194°W / 35.97167; -79.32194
Area 2.4 acres (0.97 ha)
Built c. 1850 (1850), 1872
Built by Thompson, James Monroe
Architectural style Log
MPS Log Buildings in Alamance County MPS
NRHP Reference # 93001198[1]
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.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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