![]() ![]() ![]() Today the house can be visited offering tours of the mansion, seeing 110 of the 160 rooms, and experience the bizarre attributes that give the house its name. Unfortunately, most of the furniture was gone from the house, so what’s there now are replicas.ġ974: Became a state historical landmark.Ģ018: Movie was made starring Helen Mirren. There was 130 year old wall paper found in a stock pile that was used, and new pieces were made from molds of old patterns. ![]() Today, however, you can enter through the front door.ġ922: Sarah Winchester died and the property was sold.ġ924: Magician Harry Houdini visited the house on Halloween night to try and debunk the paranormal stories associated with the “mystery house.” He left with more questions than he had answers for.ġ930’s: Officially marketed as the “Winchester Mystery House.”ġ970: Restoration began. She ordered the unfinished front half of the house to be boarded up. Sarah took this as a warning from the spirits that the construction was too close to completion. The 7th story tower and most of the 4th floor were damaged and later demolished. As a result, there are many opportunities to see daisies inside the house.ġ903: Daisy got married and left the house.ġ906: Great San Francisco Earthquake damaged the house. The reasons behind the constant construction are forever a mystery, but there have been several speculations… Timelineġ886-1922: Began round the clock construction.ġ888: Marion “Daisy” Merrenan, Sarah’s favorite niece, moved in for fifteen years. It was said that an “eccentric and wealthy woman” was building a “mystery house” with round the clock construction. Rumors of the “mystery house” began circulating even before Sarah’s passing. ![]()
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