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The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after Winchester's death in 1922.
Sarah 'Sallie' Lockwood Winchester (née Pardee; June 4, 1839 – September 5, 1922) was an American heiress who amassed great wealth after the death of her husband, William Wirt Winchester, and her mother in law, Jane Ellen Hope.
Location of Santa Clara County in California. ... San Jose: 89: Ross House: Ross House: October 29, 1982 ... San Jose: Also known as Winchester Mystery House 117:
If you're even a passing fan of haunted history, you've heard of the Winchester Mystery House. Located in San Jose, California, the building was first purchased as a two-story farmhouse by Sarah ...
13. Name the haunted San Jose, CA, home that grew from 8 rooms to 160 rooms while owned by an eccentric rifle heiress. Answer: Winchester Mystery House. From 1886 until her death in 1922, Sarah ...
Winchester is bound to the west by the San Tomas Expressway and to the east by CA Highway 17. Its northern boundary is formed by the Junípero Serra Freeway (CA 280), while it borders the city of Campbell to its south, roughly just north of Hamilton Avenue.
West San Jose is the western region of San Jose, California which borders the cities of Santa Clara, Cupertino, Saratoga, and Campbell. The area of West San Jose extends as far north as Stevens Creek Blvd, as far east State Route 17 , as far south as State Route 85 , and as far west as De Anza Boulevard.
Sarah Winchester House: 1884: Queen Anne: Sarah Winchester: San Jose: Winchester did not use an architect and added on to the building in a haphazard fashion. Much of the house was lost in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. [7] more images: Carson Mansion: 1886: Queen Anne: Samuel Newsom and Joseph Cather Newsom: Eureka