Jim Thompson House

"He not only made the country's silk famous throughout the world, he also collected an amazing array of Asian artifacts including traditional Thai paintings, sculpture, and porcelain."

"The revival and global fame of Thai silk owes much to Jim Thompson, a US architect who came to Thailand at the end of World War II with the OSS (now the CIA) and settled." Full review

"American adventurer and entrepreneur who came to Bangkok during World War II as a U. S. spy... later returned to settle down and single-handedly reinvent the Thai silk industry." Full review

"Thompson imported parts of several up-country buildings, some as old as 150 years, to construct his compound of six Thai houses." Full review

"Surrounded by greenery alongside one of the few khlong still open in the modern part of the city, this unusual teak house once belonged to the American Jim Thompson." Full review

"As you wander this unusual mansion, marvel at the architecture and treasures contained within." Full review

"Jim Thompson, the American credited with reviving traditional silk weaving in Thailand, erected and adapted these six wooden homes in 1959. " Full review

"The main house contains a collection of antiques and personal belongings (compulsory tours in English every 10 minutes). " Full review

"American Jim Thompson is credited with revitalizing the dying Thai silk industry in the mid-20th century, but he is equally well-known for his mysterious and unsolved disappearance in 1967." Full review

"The former home of an American merchant and architect, who disappeared mysteriously in the Malaysian jungle, is chock full of antiques and artwork from ancient Siam."