Sarah Winchester, the heiress of a multimillion-dollar fortune, was haunted all her life by the souls of people killed from the weapons, thanks to which she became rich. In 1884, a childless, lonely widow begins building what is arguably the most mysterious home in existence. Completely unsuitable for the life of a normal person, the mansion served one purpose - to confuse ghosts, and to protect themselves from them.
The Winchester family seemed to be cursed. The rifle claimed many lives during the civil war, and the fight against the Indians became much more effective. Money flowed like a river. A bloody river. But did any of the millionaires have time to enjoy the happiness?
Sarah was a charming, educated, petite girl. Great party to Oliver Winchester's son. The old man was preparing to hand over the empire, but after his death, the disease took over the young heir. William could not leave offspring: almost immediately after birth, their only baby died. Sarah was inconsolable. The girl could not have children, and after the death of her beloved husband, she completely despaired and turned to a medium for help.
Winchester House inside.
It is believed that a certain Adam Kuhn, a famous American medium, performed several sessions for Sarah. The woman was shocked by what she heard: it was not the souls of her beloved people who came to the calls, but the ghosts of completely unknown personalities who shouted only one thing - "we will take you with us." Is it possible to run and hide from angry spirits?
It was the medium who advised to change the place of residence, or rather, he said that Sarah would remain alive as long as the knock of hammers was heard in the house under construction. She should have found a new home, to which the "signs" would indicate, and begin construction there: the building should calm and subdue suffering souls. For a frightened Sarah, this meant that she had the opportunity to hide from pursuit.
The Winchester House was built on the site of a farm in California. The multi-storey mansion has been under construction for over 30 years: 20 teams repaired, rebuilt, reconstructed rooms and premises around the clock.
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As a result, something completely uncomfortable, but in its own way attractive, was formed: about 500 rooms, 2,000 staircases, 450 doorways, 12,000 windows, 47 fireplaces, 17 chimneys. The stairs led to nowhere, and ended in a ceiling, some fireplaces never had chimneys, and some rooms were the second row inside the mansion without windows. The columns were placed upside down so that the dead souls think that the floor is the ceiling. Some window sashes open in different directions, and there is often a brick wall behind the door. Not only ghosts, but also living people wandered here.
Winchester mysterious house, interior.
Only 3 mirrors for the whole mansion. The hostess often changed bedrooms so as not to stay in one place for a long time. Sarah's main occupation was music and seances, for which there was a room separated by a secret passage from the ballroom. Throughout the house there are many openings and hidden windows for eavesdropping and spying on the servants … Maybe they served to check the premises, and the hostess wanted to make sure there was no one there before entering.
Sarah died a sick old woman, and now they conduct excursions in the most mysterious and terrible house in America. Now the museum staff tell about their encounters with ghosts in the Winchester house.