Comments on: The Winchester Mystery House

By: JarvisLoop

JarvisLoop — Wed, 18 Sep 2019 01:08:30 +0000

About two years ago, a movie about the house was made. It seems that they used this entire article for most of their screenplay.

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 14:09:07 +0000

I want a Supernatural episode about this.

By: Philip Nathanson

Philip Nathanson — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:08:59 +0000

I had my 10th birthday party at the Winchester House in 1951. My dad got change from a ten for the whole party of two adults and six or seven kids, so I’m extrapolating a price of $1 per adult and 50 cents for kids…

I just went to the website and looked at the pictures of the inside and the grounds. What a difference between now and then! I remember the inside as dusty and poorly lit, and with little of the furniture that adorns it today. The outside was painted a uniform color that I remember as dull green, with bleached out red awnings. There were no tourist amenities. The gardens weren’t accessible, and there was nothing on the grounds except for a picnic table.

And yet — it was still very cool, and more than a little creepy. One point I didn’t see in the comments above (may have missed it) is that no room in the house is on exactly the same level. Accord to our guide, Mrs. Winchester thought that this would trip up the spirits who were chasing her.

By: rrmin437

rrmin437 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:29:14 +0000

I’ve taken the tour through a few times… The one thing I remember is that the price was alot, but, a season pass was only a few dollars more, so I bought one of those…

One aspect to this story that I heard, and haven’t read here, was that the construction workers had a union strike happen, and had to stop working. And a week later Sarah Winchester died.

By: lfp78

lfp78 — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 04:51:39 +0000

Excellent reply from Spiffitz to Emmy’s crass statement.
I wonder how they’ve each fared over the last few years of recession…
Hopefully in that time mysteryinc.5439 has learnt the difference between money and easy credit.

In any case, DI article, as always – That’s my kind of house.

By: Correct me if I'm wrong, but:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but: — Wed, 06 May 2009 18:38:06 +0000

this vaguely reminds me of the University of Alberta here in Edmonton. One of the science buildings, I believe, was constructed by two different architects who basically didn’t work together. The result is stairways that lead nowhere, doors you can’t access, and rooms you can’t reach. The Art students once did an expierament where they put red cards in all the windows they could reach, then went outside and counted them. There was seven or nine windows that didnt have red cards. Theres also a myth about some founder’s corpse is in one of the “secret rooms” with a load of treasure i think… ill hafta look that up.

By: AJ1952Chats

AJ1952Chats — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:57:30 +0000

[quote]wrtr1bk said: “I have recently written a book on Sarah Winchester and the Winchester Mystery House, entitled, “The Inscrutable Mrs. Winchester and Her Mysterious Mansion”. It is the most comprehensive book on the subject starting with the history of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. to the death of Sarah Winchester and her will. The commonly told story is NOT all there is to the story. How many of you know she had 161 acres of land, or that she had 141 acres of orchard where she grew plums, which she dried into prunes, apricots and walnuts were also grown to sell locally, across country and to Europe and England? And was she crazy? You’ll have to read my book to decide! There is much more to the story than the spooky Halloween story usually told. I deal with the fact and fiction regarding her life. She had plenty of innovations the common household couldn’t afford, 3 elevators, a char broiler, a servants call box. She had her own gas manufacturing plant and was self-sufficient. She had no utility bills! Doesn’t sound so crazy to me! So for those of you who scoff the house or her, think again and read my book. There is more to her and the house than meets the eye. For those of you who think it boring or too expensive it is definitely worth the money. The craftsmanship in the woodwork is excellent and will never be produced in our lifetime. There are tons of innovations throughout the house and grounds. If you take the house and grounds tour it is $25. You visit the garage she had, the dehydrator where the plums were dried, the barn and get to see the garden and fountains. She did not waste her money on building the house and was not stupid, as other comments suggest. You don’t build a house like that if you aren’t an intelligent woman. I was born in San Jose and have visitied the house several times. It is one of the most beautiful and fascinating houses ever. You can find my book on publishamerica.com or barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com to name a few on-line stores. I also have a blog on blogger.com you can visit. I dare everyone who thinks she is crazy to read my book and not change your mind!”[/quote]

Please leave more details such as a link to your blog, as I’d love to find it and read it!

By: mysteryinc.5439

mysteryinc.5439 — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:14:47 +0000

hmmm. i dont know how you dont find it interesting to see a victorian home, with 160 rooms, 47 fireplaces, 3 working elevators, a woman obessed with the number 13, unfinished room, hallways and closets that lead to nowhere or everywhere. i think that is really cool and as for the money. you live in california, you can afford $1oo. yeah the place where gas is 5 dollars a gallon and houses that are smaller than mine are 500,000 dollars. (yes i live on the east coast if you cant already tell) but im a kid and yeah they did turn it into a torist trap now, but when it was built, it wasnt always that way. in my point of view, the woman have way too much free time, and too much money she knew what to do with but i personally, as a teenager, would love to see it. it is damn interesting if i could i would buy it but im not a millionare.

and some people acually have money, there not pretending spiffitz.

By: chrisbillawala

chrisbillawala — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 21:36:43 +0000

In case anyone is interested, the Clarion Hotel San Jose Airport has a Winchester Mystery House San Jose

Package at http://www.clarionsj.com/html/winchester-mystery-house-discounts.asp.

It offers:

Two Adult Tickets
Transportation (Based upon availability)
Free Hot Breakfast Buffet
Standard King, Courtyard King with Sofa sleeper or Courtyard Double Queen
Coupon For 10% off Dinner
Coupons to Santana Row Shopping (Walking distance from Winchester Mystery House)
Price is $129.99 Sun-Thurs and $109.99 Fri/Sat. $189.99 Sun-Thurs and $169.99 Fri/Sat for two connecting rooms .

Please phone 800-838-4913 and press option #2 for package reservations Monday through Friday 8am – 4pm or leave a message for the next business day. Thank you!

By: mai.

mai. — Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:21:06 +0000

on the official site it says that its only $29 for the grand estate tour, including behind the scenes tours, thats a terrific price considering how awsome the house is.

also, arent you dying to know about the 3 floors that were destroyed in that earthquake?! and i dont think anyone should dis on her for being crazy, becouse look at the house she left behind, its amazing!