Maybe, Sarah Winchester had her reason.
Maybe the spirits of the people who were killed by the guns her Father made really were haunting her. Or more likely is that she felt guilty after inheriting her Father’s fortune. Because essentially all the wealth was made through those ‘blood thirsty’ guns. Apparently an Ocultist convinced her that the spirits would hurt her if she didn’t continue to work on the house.
So that is how the famous Winchester Mystery House was built.
This story is also being turned into a movie which is not all that surprising.
Terror is building… watch the teaser trailer for '@Winchestermovie: The House That Ghosts Built' NOW. pic.twitter.com/lAjgYezvgj
— Winchester (@winchestermovie) October 24, 2017
The work on the house started when it was 1886 and continued on until her death in 1922.
https://twitter.com/rshepherd1964/status/339350329118322688
And it is certainly grand with over 200 rooms.
Sarah Winchester inherited a fortune, used it to construct mysterious mansion in California. https://t.co/joN4fURDug pic.twitter.com/TzU3mgFVOm
— Smithsonian Magazine (@SmithsonianMag) July 8, 2016
Did we mention that it has 10,000 windows?
— Aaron Sagers #BlackLivesMatter (@aaronsagers) October 24, 2017
And let’s not forget all the trap doors and spy holes.
My bff & I went to the Winchester House, experienced several jarring things-one- in a photo I took of the empty windows. See her? ? #LCFZ pic.twitter.com/W3XnlOhjnk
— Casper (@Casper_OzBryant) February 2, 2017
I’m guessing she wanted to trick the ghosts?
Sarah Winchester, heiress to Winchester rifle ?, built @WinchesterHouse in weirdest way possible so as to trick ?. You do you girl! pic.twitter.com/VrPxk6AlSn
— Reggie Aqui (@reggieaqui) July 28, 2017
Sarah Winchester built a house in maze form to confuse ghost. Doors that lead to now where an you have to have a guided tour
— HaleyLM (@mcferrin000) October 21, 2017
There are staircases that lead to nowhere.
Staircase to nowhere at the @WinchesterHouse winchestermysteryhouse! #winchestermovie @winchestermovie pic.twitter.com/pODXhRCg6j
— Jenna Busch (@JennaBusch) May 5, 2017
Another stair to nowhere (so a door to nowhere, too). #winchestermysteryhouse pic.twitter.com/Gpje9Q9g5g
— The Halloween Haunt podcast (@HalloweenHaunt) December 28, 2016
There are windows and doors that lead to nowhere.
A famous window in the floor. #winchestermysteryhouse pic.twitter.com/K6l9gnz5pG
— The Halloween Haunt podcast (@HalloweenHaunt) December 28, 2016
From today: Another door leading to nowhere–well, a straight drop downstairs. #winchestermysteryhouse pic.twitter.com/aWYOGldwg6
— The Halloween Haunt podcast (@HalloweenHaunt) December 30, 2016
A door to nowhere. #winchestermysteryhouse pic.twitter.com/gGxaxAqhy8
— The Halloween Haunt podcast (@HalloweenHaunt) December 28, 2016
It is quite easy to get lost in the house.
I still think about Winchester Mystery House, and worry I'm still lost in it pic.twitter.com/vupJ17ceOT
— Scott Stein (@jetscott) June 9, 2017
There is even an underground cellar.
The scariest part of #WinchesterMysteryHouse is in the cellar. There be ghosts down here. #WinchesterMovie pic.twitter.com/17l84UCJO9
— Eric Walkuski (@ericwalkuski) October 25, 2017
But the most surprising thing about this? She had a dog named Zip.
https://twitter.com/colindickey/status/276060974908325889