The Final Questions

Behind the “Mystery” of the Winchester Mystery HouseTM

The Final Questions

Whether or not there is any truth to these experiences, visitors to the Winchester Mystery House™ are bound to run into others who are curious about the spirit world. Nobody has adequately answered the final questions: Why did Mrs. Winchester spend so much time, money, and energy to live the way she did? And why did she build what is arguably one of the world’s oddest houses?

No one will ever know, but this beautiful and bizarre mansion has, we think, allowed Mrs. Sarah L. Winchester, Lady of Mystery, to achieve a unique kind of eternal life.

Was she obsessed by the ghosts of those killed by the Winchester rifle? Did she use the endless building and rebuilding as a way of distracting herself from her grief over the deaths of her loved ones? If the rumors of her strange behavior are not true, why did no one come forward to contradict them after her death?



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AMAZING FACTS

It is estimated that 500 rooms to 600 rooms were built by Sarah Winchester's foreman, John Hansen. However, due to the fact so many were redone, only 160 remain. This naturally resulted in some peculiar effects, such as stairs that lead to the ceiling, doors that go nowhere and that open onto walls, and chimneys that stop just short of the roof.