{"nrhp_refnum":"93001198","name":"Thompson, James Monroe, House","other_names":["Shady Rest"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"NC 2158 E side, 0.1 mi. S of jct. with NC 2150","address_restricted":false,"city":"Saxapahaw","county":"Alamance County","state":"NC","lat":35.97174163400007,"lon":-79.32172542999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1993-11-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A double-pen log house known as \"Shady Rest\" at 5728 Saxapahaw Road in Thompson Township, southeast Alamance County, North Carolina. It combines a one-story log pen dating from about 1850 with a two-story log wing added in 1872.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an intact example of a double-pen log dwelling reflecting two stages of construction, a building type discussed in a multiple property listing for log buildings in Alamance County. The present appearance dates from 1872, when the two-story wing was added and both units were covered with unpainted weatherboards. The house was once the centerpiece of Thompson's farm.","narrative":"Built in stages on Thompson Township land in southeast Alamance County, North Carolina, this double-pen log house began as a one-story single-pen log kitchen of about 1850. In 1872, James Monroe Thompson, a Civil War veteran, added a two-story log wing beside it and covered both units with unpainted weatherboards, which survive. The house is regarded as an intact example of a double-pen dwelling showing two construction stages, a building type common in the county's log architecture. Its interior keeps exposed chamfered beams, whitewashed logs, a large stone hearth and a loft in the kitchen, and a plank-sheathed parlor with beaded joists in the wing. The original farm of 123 acres has been reduced to a 2.4 acre tract, now surrounded by later houses. The house was listed for its architectural integrity and its value as a surviving farm dwelling from the late nineteenth century.","period_of_significance":"C. 1850; 1872","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["C"],"status_note":"The house is still standing on a 2.4 acre tract and is maintained by the owner's family for use as a summer residence; the barn, smokehouse and corn crib no longer survive.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:40.901441-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/24/7172/47717224/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NC/93001198.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/47717224","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe_Thompson_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17514145"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/north-carolina/alamance-county/thompson-james-monroe-house-93001198/"}