and almost creepy facts of the Winchester House The wild story of the supposedly haunted
Winchester house has been roaming the internet for a while, but after Buzzfeed, a widely watched
group of channels on Youtube, covered the story of it on a series called Unsolved, many were
intrigued, including myself. So, this article is a summary of all the weird facts and stories surrounding
the almost ominous Winchester house. Sarah Winchester was married to William Winchester. They
ran Winchester Rifles, which carried the slogan of The Gun that Conquered the West. They lived a
happy life, even had a daughter, before the little girl died of illness. Sarah fell into a depression,
barely before William died of tuberculosis. Sarah, now depressed and alone, moved to the place
where the impressive Winchester House now stands; San Jose, California. This was due to advice
from a medium in Boston, who told the widow that she was being haunted by the spirits of those
killed by the companies rifles. She was told that moving out west would help appease them. As well,
a change of scenery probably wouldn't hurt her. Whatever the reason, Sarah Winchester moved west
and built the house. Having inherited so much money, she was able to pay for these costly builds she
began. Over her time, it is estimated that around 500-600 rooms were built in this house, now only
about 160 remain. It isn't just the sheer size of the project that prompts so much curiosity though, it's
how it was built. Staircases that lead nowhere, walls that were actually doors, doors that when opened
revealed a terrifying drop. But why exactly was this house built in this way? Some say that Sarah was
just insane, driven mad by the death that seemed to have taken a liking to her family. But others say it
was the spirits. They told her what to build to please them. Some say she would just show up one
morning to build and have a fully formed plan in her mind that she hadn't had previously. They say
that she was talking to the spirits, and they wanted her to keep building. She was building the house
up until the day she died, when they say that all construction ceased. Others say that the ghost stories
were fake, made up by tour guides trying to drum up business. 2 Now, the house stands at only three
stories, and has around 160 room with some areas still being explored. They say that it is the work of
a woman driven mad with the spirits of those murdered by the rifles her family was built on
commanding her to build until she too died. Of course, these are all stories, aren't they?
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