As the Winchester Mystery House celebrates its 100th anniversary, here are 10 mind-bending facts you probably didn't know about the mysterious mansion located in San Jose.
The Winchester Mystery House stands as a question that may never be fully answered. Here are 10 mind-bending facts you probably didn't know about the Winchester Mystery House.The Winchester Mystery House is one big question that may never be fully answered.
Thousands from the Bay Area and beyond wander the San Jose institution's halls for a fright, to learn, and to experience the past.10. Expensive Taste Sarah Winchester spent a staggering $5,500,000 on her home, which would go down in history as the Winchester Mystery House. The mind-bending fact here is that the house was only valued at $5,000 after she died. What's even crazier is that a man named Thomas Bernett bought the house at auction for just $135,531.50, which is less than the value of the acreage the house sits on.There are a lot of statistics to go over with Mrs. Winchester's domain, so let's just get them out of the way now. Brace yourself.
The Winchester Mystery House has 160 rooms including 40 bedrooms, 40 staircases, 13 bathrooms, 6 kitchens, 10,000 window panes, 2,000 doors, 52 skylights, 47 fireplaces, three elevators, two basements and just one shower. Yes, you read that right. One shower.If there are 47 fireplaces in the house, you'd think that there'd be 47 chimneys right? Wrong. There are only 17. Some of the fireplaces were wood-burning, gas, or coal.Mrs.
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