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.

This article about a property in Alamance County, North Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.