Bristling with a multitude of gables and cupolas, the wooden structure was under continuous construction for 38 years until Winchester passed away in 1922. (between I-280 and Stevens Creek Blvd.) This Victorian mansion's labyrinthine layout was designed to baffle the spirits that allegedly haunted Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Arms fortune and mistress of the house.
Winchester Mystery House – Tours are available daily, 364 days a year.Winchester Mystery House is at 525 S. It has intrigued visitors, scholars, and media from throughout the United States, and around the globe, with its combination of the beautiful and the bizarre, its story of heartbreak, tenacity and invention and its legends of the paranormal.
Since tours began in 1923, more than 13 million people from around the world have toured the lonely hallways, dark passages and ornate rooms of the Winchester Mystery House. The estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is a California Historic State Landmark, a San Jose City Landmark, and is one of the leading attractions in the Bay Area. Originally known as Llanada Villa, today it stands as an architectural wonder, a time capsule of a bygone era and one of America’s most celebrated haunted mansions.
The previously offered video tour is also still available to rent for $5.99 or to purchase for $13.99 online at /video-tour/.įor nearly 100 years the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California, has stood as a testament to the ingenuity, singular vision and lore that surrounds its namesake, Sarah Pardee Winchester (heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune). Guests interested in supporting the Winchester Mystery House during this unprecedented closure can visit /support-the-estate/ to purchase the Immersive 360 Tour, “good any day vouchers,” and exclusive Winchester Mystery House merchandise. Related Article: FEAR NO CURSES! AMAZING 360° VIRTUAL TOUR OF PHARAOH RAMESSES VI’S TOMB! Sarah Winchester’s 38-year renovation project became the most infamous historic home in the country, but upon her death, no blueprints or floor plans were ever found. Now, after 97 years of guiding guests safely through its confusing halls without a map, the Estate’s caretakers are thrilled to present this digital floor plan to the public. The new tour also offers fans and the Winchester Mystery House staff the first-ever digital floor plan of the historic mansion. The 24,000-square-foot home’s iconic design features-such as the stairs to the ceiling, secret passageways, and doors to nowhere-were all captured by Los Angeles-based Matterport 3D Tours over the course of just one weekend using their Matterport 360 cameras. We are asking the community to help us maintain this important historical landmark until we can once again welcome guests in person.” “Today, we are striving to follow in her footsteps by offering an innovative way for guests to explore the mansion unlike ever before. She was a woman of independence, drive, and courage, and the mansion she built is world-renowned for its many design curiosities and innovations,” said Walter Magnuson, Winchester Mystery House General Manager. “Sarah Winchester was ahead of her time in many ways.
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