When I visited again in 2022, the tour was faster than it previously was but it was still full of information and a lot of fun. This is why there are so many random additions to the house because she thought that her life depended on the work never stopping. One of the oddest things I heard on the tour was that she believed she would die if she ever stopped building. Winchester wore while communing with the spirits. There are even 13 hooks in the Séance Room, which supposedly held the different colored robes Mrs. The Carriage Entrance Hall floor is divided into 13 cement sections. There are also 13 wall panels in the room before the 13th Bathroom, and 13 steps leading to that bathroom. Many windows have 13 panes, and there are 13 bathrooms, with 13 windows in the 13th Bathroom. Winchester’s superstitions about spirits, it’s harder to dismiss occurrences of the number 13 throughout the house. She also had a fascination with the number 13, which went into a lot of the work done on the house and is explained below. The tour doesn’t ever drag on as there is so much to see and many new things that greet you in every room you enter. Throughout this strange house, some staircases go down and then up again, some stairs lead directly to a ceiling and there are even windows that open to brick walls. The tour takes you through all of the main rooms, including the dining room, seance room, and even the room with a door that leads to a fifteen-foot fall. The cost to tour it when we were there was $42, and we took the tour that just included the house and not the gardens (you can see these yourself after the main tour). When you arrive at the house, you are immediately struck by the size of this building there are many different stories, gardens, fountains, and doors, and that is just from the outside. With her financial freedom, she was content to honor whatever whims came from her imagination and from the spirits she believed were guiding her.” Winchester had all the time in the world – at least, all the time needed to maintain a steady pace. In any case, for nearly thirty-eight years, the round-the-clock sawing, sanding, and hammering at the Winchester Mystery House never ceased – not even on weekends or holidays. Presumably, she wanted to be friendly with the “good” spirits and avoid the “bad” spirits – and the way to be familiar with the “good” spirit, it seemed, was to build them a beautiful place to visit. Winchester built her house to accommodate the spirits, but over the years, the story has come down that she believed her life was unavoidably affected by departed souls. Location: 525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128.Book the tour in advance as it can sell out on the weekends.I just did the main tour again in 2022 and here is all the information. Today you can tour the property on one of a few different tours. This is one of those strange California places that needs to be experienced to be believed. The house is thought to be haunted, there is a seance room, and while she was alive, Sarah Winchester never allowed the building of the house to stop. The house is full of mazes, corridors, doors, windows that lead to full brick walls and even a door in a second-story room that drops entirely to the ground outside of the house. Pricing & availability subject to change.By far, one of the strangest places I have written about on the blog is the Winchester Mystery House, built by the Winchester Rifle fortune. Please also note that no seasonal décor may be removed for a wedding. Tickets and access to the Halloween event may be included in your wedding package. From 4pm – midnight a nighttime Halloween event will take place on the estate. Weddings must be held between the hours of 10am–4pm. During September & October, Micro-Wedding Packages (50 guests or less) are available. Halloween is our favorite time of the year. This package is for weddings of 50 – 200 guests. Larger parties will utilize the Central gardens and Palm Drive. Your ceremony will take place in the Front Gardens followed by dinner in the recently restored Greenhouse & Patio and dancing in the Carriage House. The Winchester Estate, a magnificent Queen Anne style Victorian mansion is an ideal location for brides looking for something completely unique. WINCHESTER ESTATE WEDDING - 2022 & 2023įor your big day, only the most beautiful backdrop will do. This package is for a more intimate event of up to 50 guests. Book the recently restored original Greenhouse and Patio area for both your ceremony & reception.
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