Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, CA

The Winchester Mystery House is located in San Jose, CA. Last December, me and our family friends went there for a different kind of fun. At first I thought I will be boring but when we started the tour, it was pretty informative and creepy. Haha. Imagine a house with 160 rooms, tons of stairs, detours, and deadends. Not to mention that we went there during winter and the whole house was cold! The cold weather added to the eeriness of the place.









Number of rooms: 160

Cost: $5,500,000

Date of Construction: 1884 - September 5, 1922 (non stop construction 24/7 for 38 continuous years! )

Number of stories: Prior to 1906 Earthquake - 7; presently 4

Number of acres: Originally 161.919; presently 4

Number of basements: 2

Heating: Steam, forced air, fireplaces

Number of windows: Frames 1,257; panes approx. 10,000

Number of doors: Doorways 467, doors approx. 950 not including cabinet doors.

Number of fireplaces: 47 (gas, wood, or coal burning)

Number of chimneys: Presently 17 with evidence of 2 others

Number of cars at her death: 2 (a 1917 Pierce Arrow Limousine & a 1916 4 cyl. Buick truck)

Number of bedrooms: Approx. 40

Number of kitchens: 5 or 6

Number of staircases: 40, total of stair steps - 367

Number of skylights: Approx. 52

Number of gallons of paint required to paint entire home: Over 20,000

Number of ballrooms: 2 (one nearly complete, and one under construction)

Blueprints available: No, Mrs. Winchester never had a master set of blueprints, but did sketch out individual rooms on paper and even tablecloths!