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. References Log houses in the United States Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Houses completed in 1872 Houses in Alamance County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Alamance County, North Carolina Log buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina