MANY BELIEVE SARAH BUILT WINCHESTER HOUSE OUT OF FEAR. Construction on the 24,000-square-foot home, which is located at 525 South Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, California, began in 1886. Sarah Lockwood Winchester-the wife of gun magnate William Wirt Winchester, whose family created the Winchester rifle that was heralded as "the gun that won the west”-designed and oversaw the construction of the sprawling Queen Anne-style Victorian mansion that bears her name. THE WINCHESTER HOUSE IS NAMED FOR ITS MISTRESS. But before you go to the movie theater, wander through the curious past of one of America's most infamous homes. Naturally, it has inspired a chilling horror movie, Winchester, which opens in theaters today. 20, 2001.Despite the Winchester Mystery House's cheerful appearance, this massive California mansion's history is edged with tragedy, mystery. Winchesters Won the West and Also Made the Winchester Mystery House Possible. “Bad language: a maze of myths: The Winchester Mystery House.” Skeptic, vol. (Investigative Files).” Skeptical Inquirer, vol.26, no. To read about other haunted places, check out my post on the Hoia-Baciu Forest, a paranormal doorway. I understand now why it’s one of the most haunted places in America. Sarah was, supposedly, haunted even before she started building stairs to nowhere. This is only a sample of the paranormal things said to happen at the Winchester House. People have also spotted Sarah’s ghost still trapped in her own twisted creation.Īdded to the creepiness is the number 13 carved into various places throughout the house including windows, stairs and even chandeliers. They’ve seen red balls of light and doorknobs turned by invisible hands. People have heard music playing from the ballroom. Years ago, a man restoring the building felt a hand tap his shoulder but when he turned, no one was there. One notable spirit is a black-haired man pushing a wheelbarrow. Visitors and staff have reported a number of paranormal phenomena. The Winchester Mystery House is now a tourist attraction. Another version said she needed to keep building to appease the spirits.īy the time she died, the house had “950 doors, 160 rooms, 52 skylights, 47 fireplaces, 40 staircases, 40 bedrooms, 6 kitchens and 2 ballrooms.” Ghosts of the Winchester House The medium said Sarah would die if she ever stopped building. Grief-stricken, she consulted a medium who told her to build a maze of a house to confuse the spirits. Sarah was afraid her family was under a curse put on them by victims of “the gun that won the West.” The House That Fear BuiltĪfter their deaths, Sarah moved into an 8-room farmhouse in San Jose, California. Another source said her mother also died. Stories vary but during her life, Sarah lost her husband, father-in-law and infant daughter some say within months of each other. In 1862, Sarah Pardee married William Winchester, heir to the Winchester rifle fortune. I didn’t see the 2018 movie but given its reviews, I may rent it on Amazon. Not to mention graphic novels like House of Penance as well as a number of plays. The Winchester Mystery House has inspired stories like Rose Red and episodes on the anime Ghost Hunt. Spirits still roam the Winchester House forever working on “the house that fear built.” Ghostly footsteps, loud sighs and dark figures are a few tales surrounding one of the most haunted places in America.
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