Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mystery House Story dates back to 1884, when a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester began a construction project of such magnitude that it was to occupy the lives of carpenters and craftsmen until her death thirty-eight years later. It is an architectural marvel filled with so many unexplained oddities that it has come to be known as the Winchester Mystery House.

Unlike most homes of its era, this 160-room Victorian mansion had modern heating and sewer systems, gas lights that operated by pressing a button, three working elevators, and forty-seven fireplaces. From rambling roofs and exquisite parquet floors to the gold and silver chandeliers and Tiffany art glass windows, it demonstrates the staggering amount of creativity, energy, and expense poured into each and every detail.

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