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"Book your tour online at The Winchester Mystery House and enter your promotional code to receive discount pricing. Please call the front desk with your confirmation email to receive your promotional code. Visit their website to check for any changes to hours of operations. The Winchester Mystery House is closed Thanksgiving Day and December 25. Be sure to find out about Special seasonal tours, Halloween happenings and events. Visit the Winchester Mystery House Website for more information and to schedule a tour.
in San Jose, within walking distance from Hotel Valencia Santana Row. The Winchester Mystery House is located at 525 South Winchester Blvd. So, when you visit San Jose or the Bay Area, be sure to include the Winchester Mystery House among your things to do. Whether you are looking for a spooky thrill or to tour the magnificent architecture and craftsmanship, the Winchester Mystery House will not disappoint.ĭesignated as a National Historic Place, a California Historic State Landmark and a San Jose City Landmark, visitors can take guided tours, and for a limited time, can tour areas of the mansion that have never been open to the public. As one of the world's most well-known haunted houses, this famed 160 room Victorian style mansion is both an architectural wonder and a mystery. One popular personality who toured the mansion is Harry Houdini.One of THE things to do when you visit San Jose is to plan a visit to the legendary Winchester Mystery House. There was no mention of the mansion on Sarah’s will and it was sold in an auction in 1923. Six trucks worked 8 hours a day for 6 weeks to remove the furniture in the house. Her niece took everything she liked and sold the rest in a private auction. On her death, Sarah’s possessions were given to her personal secretary and her niece. It had many adornments from the Tiffany Company, and some of the objects in the house were just designed specifically for her. Back in the time, the house was the only one that had indoor plumbing and hot showers.Īlthough the house’s construction was not only bizarre, Sarah Winchester did not spare any amount to ensure that the house was beautiful. The house is popular for stairways and doors, which lead to nowhere. There are roughly 160 rooms, 2 ballrooms, 40 bathrooms, and 47 fireplaces. The original house was seven stories high, but it was reduced to only four stories because of the 1906 earthquake. Sarah inherited more than $20 million upon her husband’s death and earned $1,000 per day from the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. She moved to California and purchased a farmhouse in 1884. Sarah decided to build the house after being told that she must continuously build a home for herself and the people who died by way of the Winchester rifle. The Queen Anne style Victorian mansion does not have any master building plan, which is quite grand. People believe that it is one of Sarah Winchester’s carpenters continuing his work in the house. One photograph was taken by a caretaker’s friend, which had the image of a mysterious stranger who wore a workman’s heavy overall. Since the house opened to the public in 1923, people who have worked in and visited the mansion have described strange occurrences.ĭoorknobs would rattle on their own floorboards would creak even though rooms are empty footsteps could be heard, and breathing could be felt. The house is reported to have various mischievous spirits. She believed that she could only appease the spirits by continuously building. It is reported that upon consultation with The Boston Medium, Sarah came to believe that her family was haunted by all of the victims of the Winchester rifle. It is estimated that Sarah Winchester spent more than $5 million on the house’s construction. Construction commenced in 1884, and it never stopped up until the death of Sarah.Ĭonstruction immediately ceased on September 5, 1922. Once the home of Sarah Winchester, the widow of William Wirt Winchester, the Winchester Mystery House certainly lives up to its name.
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