What is Winchester Mystery House?
The '''Winchester Mystery House''' or '''Winchester Mansion''' is a [[Queen Anne Victorian]] style [[mansion]] in [[San Jose, California]] [[United States of America]]. ==History== The house was built by [[Sarah Winchester]] after her family had died. A spiritual [[medium (spirituality)|medium]] convinced Sarah that the deaths in her family were part of a [[karma]] type [[curse]] on her that could only be satisfied by constantly building a [[labyrinth]]ian mansion according to the wishes of the [[ghost]]s of the people killed by [[Winchester rifle]]s. The result is a higgeldy-piggeldy four-story maze of rooms and corridors with [[staircase]]s leading to [[ceiling]]s, doors leading to 10-20ft/ 3-6m drops to the ground outside or the floor level directly below, [[window]]s between rooms and other crazy anomalies. ==Structure== The main stairs are far shallower than usual to accommodate Sarah's [[arthritis]], and there's three [[elevator]]s in the house too! There's also cryptic symbology throughout the Winchester Mansion, like repetition of the motif [[13]]. ==Cost== The house cost $5,500,000 to build ( close to $30,000,000 in today's money) and if it was built nowadays, would not meet any [[building code]]s. [[Category:San Jose, California]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in California]] [[Category:Houses in the United States]] {{US-stub}}