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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Winchester_Mystery_HouseWinchester Mystery House - Wikipedia

    The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after Winchester's death in 1922.

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  3. allthatsinteresting.com › winchester-mystery-housThe Winchester Mystery House And The Creepy True Story Behind It

    Mar 11, 2022 · By the turn of the century, Sarah Winchester had her ghost house: an oddly laid out mansion, with seven stories, 161 rooms, 47 fireplaces, 10,000 panes of glass, two basements, three elevators, and a mysterious fun-house-like interior.

  4. www.architecturaldigest.com › story › winchesterWinchester Mystery House: Discover the Curious History of ...

    Jul 26, 2024 · With an abundance of bizarre architectural details (like staircases that lead to nowhere and a séance room), plus plenty of ghost stories to go around, the historic landmark built by Sarah...

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  6. www.forbes.com › sites › julietremaineWinchester Mystery House Is One Of America’s Strangest, Most ...

    Jun 30, 2024 · The home, built by an heir to the Winchester Rifle fortune, has 160 rooms and some of the most curious architecture—and unusual stories—you're likely to find.

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  7. www.historyhit.com › facts-about-the-winchester10 Facts About the Winchester Mystery House - History Hit

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    • It was built by the widow of a firearms magnate. William Wirt Winchester was the treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Firearms Company until his untimely death in 1881.
    • Legend has it a medium told her to move to California and build a new house. After both her young daughter and husband died in quick succession, Sarah supposedly went to visit a medium.
    • The house was under continuous construction for 38 years. Sarah purchased a farmhouse in California’s Santa Clara Valley in 1884 and set to work building her mansion.
    • Some think it was designed to be a labyrinth. No one knows exactly what Sarah’s plans for the house were or why she pursued certain ideas or architectural features.

  8. www.kqed.org › news › 11963206After 100 Years, the Mysteries of the Winchester House Endure

    Oct 5, 2023 · The Winchester Mystery has been thrilling visitors for a century now with its bizarre architecture and ghostly tales about its Victorian creator, Sarah Winchester. Can we ever know the truth behind the legends?

  9. www.smithsonianmag.com › smart-news › take-virtualTake a Free Virtual Tour of the Winchester Mystery House

    Mar 25, 2020 · The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, is one of the nation’s most curious landmarks. Built by a millionaire widow over the course of 36 years, the sprawling mansion features...