If you are in the San Jose, CA area, I would highly suggest spending at least a few hours at the house. The tour was excellent and our guide was very knowledgeable. There are so many more stories that they share with you on the tour and really you MUST see the house in person. 13 sections of wood in the repeating chevron pattern around Ballroom floor.13 bricks (going down) on the fireplace in the Unfinished Twin Dining Room.
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13 stones in the Oriental Bedroom windows.13 parts to Sarah Winchester’s will (with her signature appearing 13 times).13 panes of glass in the windows at the end of the Carriage Entrance Hall.13 holes in the post-1906 kitchen sink drain hole cover.13 sub-panels in the Grand Ballroom ceiling panels.13 ceiling panels in the Entrance Hallway.13 ceiling panels in the Guest Reception Hall.2 sets of 13 easy risers going up to the 4th floor.13 balusters in the railing by the window in the floor in the South Conservatory.13 overflow drain holes in the Italian sink in the Hall of Fires.13 blue and amber stones in the spider web window designed by Mrs.The house itself is massive and absolutely beautiful! It’s what’s inside the house that gives it the name “mystery house”. Winchester needed to distract her from her grief. Building such a house was even supposed to bring her eternal life. On a more practical note, maybe a change of scenery and a never-ending hobby were just what Mrs. Winchester could rest assured that her life was not in danger. As long as construction of the house never ceased, Mrs. She also warned Mrs Winchester that she would be the next victim unless she appeased these spirits by building them a great house. This “spiritual medium” told her that the spirits of American Indians, Civil War soldiers, and others killed by Winchester rifles were haunting her and had caused the death of both her daughter and husband. It was said she was highly distressed (I can not imagine the grief!) so she sought out help from a medium. She lost her infant daughter due to illness and 15 years later her husband passed away. While that may have been common knowledge I had no clue. Sarah Winchester married into the Winchester family, the Winchester Rifle family.
The first thing that fascinated me was the story behind the house.
Needless to say, my interest had been piqued. I had mentioned we were going to a few friends and on Facebook and there was quite a bit of positive response along with many of my friends letting me know they wanted to go too. I’ll be honest, I had no clue what this house was or who Sarah Winchester (the owner) was before we arrived. We had the opportunity to check out the Winchester Mystery House. We were sharing a hotel together and going to attend a blogging conference but wanted to check out the sites in San Jose before so we arrived a day early. I met two of my wonderful blogging buddies, Tina from Bab圜ostcutters and Michelle from Powered by Mom. Just a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to San Jose, CA. Winchester thinking when she had a staircase built that descends seven steps and then rises eleven? Tour guides must warn people not to stray from the group or they could be lost for hours! Countless questions come to mind as you wander through the mansion – such as, what was Mrs. Winchester Mystery House™ is an extravagant maze of Victorian craftsmanship – marvelous, baffling, and eerily eccentric, to say the least. Thinking of visiting the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA? You totally should! Visiting the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA *I received a complimentary pass to tour the Winchester Mystery House to facilitate my review. All thoughts are 100% honest and my own.
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