Winchester House, San Jose Photos |
Winchester Mystery House with 160 jumbled rooms is the creation of Sarah Winchester, widow of rifle inventor William Wirt Winchester. From 1884 to 1922 she added wing after wing in the belief that if she stopped, the ghosts of those killed by her husband's rifles would haunt her. |
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| Winchester house (1884-1922) (Winchester Blvd. at Stevens Creek Freeway). San Jose, CA. Style: Eastlake Queen Anne. On National Register. | Winchester house courtyard. San Jose, CA. | Winchester house door to nowhere. San Jose, CA. | Winchester house which widow of rifle maker kept building to ward of ghosts of those killed by this weapon. San Jose, CA. |
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| Winchester house Queen Anne-style details. San Jose, CA. | Winchester house turrets & towers. San Jose, CA. | Winchester house stained glass doors. San Jose, CA. |
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All photos on this page are originals by & copyrighted by Jim Steinhart. All rights reserved. Permission required to use. |