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Mansion was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the window of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester The construction of the building continued from 1884 -1922 The building kept hammers pounding 24 hours a day for over 38 years Building haunted by the souls of people who were victims of Winchester’s rifle. Huge Mansion: Total area of 162 acres Made of Redwood Total160 rooms 40 bedrooms & 2ballrooms 47 fireplaces 10,000 window panes 17 chimneys 2 basements 3 elevators $5.5 million construction cost Mrs. Winchester thought that the house was haunted by ghosts Continuous construction to appease the spirits Believed if she stopped construction, she will die Strange construction to confuse the spirits, and never be able to find her.
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Winchester Mystery House
Scare yourself
Haunted History
•Mansion was the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the window of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester •The construction of the building continued from 1884 -1922• The building kept hammers pounding 24 hours a day for over 38 years •Building haunted by the souls of people who were victims of Winchester’s rifle
Huge Mansion!!
•Total area of 162 acres•Made of Redwood•Total160 rooms •40 bedrooms & 2ballrooms•47 fireplaces•10,000 window panes•17 chimneys•2 basements•3 elevators•$5.5 million construction cost
Its Bizarre!!
•No.13 theme everywhere•Staircase led nowhere•Doors that open into walls•Chimney that stops short of the ceiling•Closets opened to blank walls•Bathrooms with glass doors•Double-back hallways•Skylights located one above the other•Windows look into the wall •Doors that opened to steep drops to the lawn below
Strange Beliefs!!
•Mrs. Winchester thought that the house was haunted by ghosts•Continuous construction to appease the spirits•Believed if she stopped construction, she will die•Strange construction to confuse the spirits, and never be able to find her
Now…..
•Auctioned to investors•Turned into a tourist spot•Declared as California Historical Landmark and is registered with the National Park Services
Numerous claims of ghost sightings
Mystery still remains…..