Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mystery House is a unique mansion located at 525 Winchester Boulevard in San Jose, California. Its construction began in 1884, and was financed and built by Sarah L. Winchester, the heiress of the man who invented and manufactured the Winchester rifle. Construction continued 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, until her death 38 years later in 1922. This has been estimated to have cost about 5.5 million dollars.

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Mansion - San Jose, California - 1884 - Sarah L. Winchester - Winchester rifle - 1922

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The mansion is famous for its large size, and the fact that it followed no overall plan, except to be continually rebuilt. Sarah Winchester believed it to be haunted, and many continue this belief today. The mansion now lies on Winchester Boulevard, a main thoroughfare for San Jose, named in honor of the estate.

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