In 1886 when Sarah Winchester purchased Llanada Villa in San Jose, it was an eight-room farmhouse. When she passed away 1922, there were some 160 rooms, 10,000 windows, 2,00 doors, 13 bathrooms and other fascinating architectural decisions following the 35 year almost continuous construction on what later became known as The Winchester Mystery House. Whether it the construction were at the whims of the spirits of those who had been killed at the hands of the Winchester rifle or otherwise, the result was a fantastical tangle of construction and stories still ongoing today.

Sources include:

https://www.hauntedrooms.co.uk/six-famous-ghost-stories-famous-ghosts

https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahs-story/

https://winchestermysteryhouse.com/timeline/

https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house

https://www.tripadvisor.com.au/Attraction_Review-g33020-d144412-Reviews-Winchester_Mystery_House-San_Jose_California.html

https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/winchester-mystery-house

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a23149/winchester-rifle/

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/winchester-helen-mirren-haunted-house-san-jose

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/23296-marasmus

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