Of all the reportedly haunted buildings in San Jose, the most famous one is probably the notorious Winchester Mystery House! The house was something of a pet project for Sarah Winchester, the somewhat eccentric air to the Winchester Rifle fortune. Sarah has somehow become certain that the spirit of every single person who had ever been killed using a Winchester firearm had come to haunt her. In order to make things more difficult for what she believed to be vengeful spirits, she continuously remodeled the house in an attempt to confuse the ghosts. This has resulted in a strange, and often maze-like home where there are twists, turns, dead ends and of course staircases that lead to nowhere. The renovations were a constant pet project for Sarah and they continued until she died. These days the property is said to be very haunted. Could it be that Sarah was right about the building work keeping the spirits at bay and now that Sarah is gone and tools have been set down, they are beginning to claim the building as their own? There are even reports from some visitors that some of the workmen are still there toiling away perhaps unaware that the job is over, or perhaps taking on the responsibility of driving the other spirits out!
Before it found itself crammed between some movie theaters and a major freeway, the Winchester House was the residence and pet project of noted local eccentric Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester Rifle fortune. Convinced the spirits of those killed by Winchester firearms were out to get her, she built the house full of twists, turns and dead-ends to throw them off course—a never-ending project that was in progress until the day she died.
The Winchester House, though today a tourist attraction, still houses the happy haunts that kept Sarah company for 38 years.
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