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The Winchester Mystery House was the home of Sarah Winchester, heiress to [the] Winchester Rifle fortune, from 1884 until her death in 1922.
Mrs. Winchester was convinced by an occultist that the lives of her husband and daughter had been taken by the spirits of those killed by "The Gun that Won the West" and that she too would share their fate unless she would begin building a mansion for the spirits on which work would never stop nor be completed. She was promised life for as long as she kept building.
So, with $1,000 a day royalties from the Winchester Rifle fortune, the sounds of the carpenters' tools could be heard 24 hours a day for almost 38 years as the diminutive lady built to live. And here is what was created.
Mrs. Winchester was convinced by an occultist that the lives of her husband and daughter had been taken by the spirits of those killed by "The Gun that Won the West" and that she too would share their fate unless she would begin building a mansion for the spirits on which work would never stop nor be completed. She was promised life for as long as she kept building.
So, with $1,000 a day royalties from the Winchester Rifle fortune, the sounds of the carpenters' tools could be heard 24 hours a day for almost 38 years as the diminutive lady built to live. And here is what was created.
Details
| HM Number | HM10ZR |
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| Series | This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series |
| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 1983 |
| Placed By | Winchester Mystery House and Mountain Charlie Chapter No. 1850, E Clampus Vitus |
| Marker Condition |  10 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 2:40pm PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 10S E 592961 N 4130738 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 37.31865000, -121.95083333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 37° 19.119', W 121° 57.05' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 37° 19' 7.14" N, 121° 57' 3.00" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 408, 714 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 525 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose CA 95128, US |
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