The Shady Rest Golf and Country Club is located at 820 Jerusalem Road in the Township of Scotch Plains in Union County, New Jersey.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 7, 2022, for its significance in entertainment, ethnic heritage, recreation, and social history from 1921 to 1964.

Based on architectural and dendrochronology evidence, the son tore down the existing farmhouse and built a new two-story house.

In 1830, Benjamin Losey inherited the house from his father, John, and soon built a two and one-half story section with Greek Revival style.

At about this time, the house was expanded by adding two one-story wings and a full-length two-story porch with four columns.

They leased the property and opened the Shady Rest Golf and Country Club on July 28, 1921, with nearly 2,000 people attending.

[4] Featuring a 9-hole course, six tennis courts, croquet, horseback riding, a baseball diamond and skeet shooting, it was the finest and longest lasting.