Monday, September 10, 2007

Winchester Mystery House

Posted by Double Y at 8:36 PM
Every weekend we try to go see some sights. For this week, we went to the Winchester Mystery House.



The Winchester Mystery house is known as the house built for the spirits.

Here's some facts on what we saw at the Mansion:

In 1884, a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester began a construction project of such magnitude that it was to occupy the lives of carpenters and craftsmen until her death thirty-eight years later. The Victorian mansion, designed and built by the Winchester Rifle heiress, is filled with so many unexplained oddities, that it has come to be known as the Winchester Mystery House.

Sarah Winchester built a home that is an architectural marvel. Unlike most homes of its era, this 160-room Victorian mansion had modern heating and sewer systems, gas lights that operated by pressing a button, three working elevators, and 47 fireplaces. From rambling roofs and exquisite hand inlaid parquet floors to the gold and silver chandeliers and Tiffany art glass windows, you will be impressed by the staggering amount of creativity, energy, and expense poured into each and every detail.

For more details.. http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/story.html
 

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