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Winchester Mystery Mansion,
San Jose, CA
It all began in 1884 when eccentric Winchester heiress, Sarah L. Winchester started a house construction project that lasted for thirty-eight continuous years, cost over $5.5 million dollars, and rambled across 4 acres of land in downtown San Jose.
The Winchester "House" is huge, contains 160 rooms and has quite a lot of quirks and unusual nuances that have flabbergasted paranormal investigators, psychics and tourists throughout the years. Mrs. Winchester herself was a true believer in the psychic arts, even had a special room in the home designated as "The Seance Room." Her superstitious nature lead her on her thirty-eight year quest of construction -- because she believed that she would continue to live as long as she kept building!
The lure of the Winchester Mystery Mansion was too great for us to ignore while we were in San Jose --- so off we went to explore and investigate this beautiful yet .. odd house and property. Here is our investigation.
The beautiful Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, CA |
Mrs. Winchester loved plants and had a room built specifically to foster healthy plant growth, with plenty of light and a special floor with a drain to wick away excess moisture. |
Probably one of the most famous 'quirks' of the Winchester House |
Mrs. Winchester loved daisies and spider webs and had her windows and doors made to order by the House of Tiffany. Both designs feature heavily |
Beautifully designed Victorian Tiffany leaded glass door panels. |
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Unusual energy being in doorway - camera flash was not used and there was nowhere from it to reflect. We captured numerous energy beings during our visit that appear to haunt the Mansion. Is it Sarah's energy ? See below .. almost exact same result a few seconds later. |
Interesting light being formation - no flash used. Light was not visible with naked eye. This was taken in a section of the house that was 'under construction'.
Energy beings around the organ in grand ballroom. Orbs are moving. Again, these Orbs are not reflecting from camera flash. There are two light sprites, as well.
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This is Sarah's bed where she died. She was a woman of small stature and her bed was specially made for her size.
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Beautiful Tiffany leaded glass window that looks out to the front porch ....
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Servants lived on the upper floors; this is one of the servant's bedrooms.
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 Another view of servant's quarters, showing a sitting area for tea. |
 Most of the mansion's antiques were sold off by Sarah's niece; very little of the original furnishings remained and most were donated back to the house. |
Bronze sign set in stone gives a brief history of the mansion. |
Date(s): August 27, 2007
Location: San Jose, CA
Weather Conditions: Sunny, clear, warm, low humidity
Site Properties: Unusually large, four acre park-like property in heart of San Jose, CA. Well maintained grounds and incredibly unusual 160 room mansion. This location is a popular tourist attraction in downtown San Jose and was very active the day we visited.
Investigators: Dolphyn and Astoria
Preliminary Investigation:. We just couldn't wait to investigate the Winchester Mystery House after hearing so much about Sarah Winchester, her idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, and the fact that she was totally enthralled with her 'spirits'. We felt that for certain, this house would be filled with unusual entities, and perhaps even the energy of the previous owner herself. Sarah Winchester was heir to the Winchester millions and had been told by a psychic that she was haunted by the spirits of the thousands of people who had been killed through the use of Winchester arms (such as the famous Winchester Repeating Rifle featured in the Hollywood series "The Rifleman").
Sarah indeed believed that she was cursed. Her daughter Annie died in 1866 followed by her husband, William in 1881 which she attributed to these evil spirits. Sarah was told to move west and build a home for these 'fallen' spirits and that as long as construction continued, she would live. Sarah Winchester moved from New Haven, CT to San Jose, CA and construction began. Twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year, contractors and craftsmen worked on Sarah's mansion -- for Thirty-eight years. Sadly, Sarah died in September, 1922 in her incredible home and .. construction ceased.
FINDINGS: Haunted or not, the Winchester Mystery House is a fantastic place to visit. However, we were definitely struck by many different energies while touring the house. We took numerous photographs -- some with flash, some without. We captured numerous orbs, light and energies without the camera flash, which are presented on this page.
Is the Winchester House haunted? We believe that Sarah's spirit and those of the many who have worked and toiled there may still roam this incredible place. We did not feel negative energy, as foretold by the medium that advised Sarah Winchester, but we did feel a protective energy in the air, particularly in the areas of the home that had been damaged by earthquakes over the years.
Our visit was during the daylight hours ... and we were able to capture energy beings, orbs and light anomalies. The Winchester House offers special night time flashlight tours every Friday the 13th and also on Halloween. What a terrific time to commune with the residual energies at The Winchester House !
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Interesting facts about • At one time the mansion was Seven stories tall ! • There are Two basements ! • There are 467 doorways • There are over 950 doors ! • Originally there were 19 chimneys, although only 17 exist now. • The house has 40 bedrooms, most of which have never been used. • There are Six kitchens most with 'peep hole' views so Mrs. Winchester could watch the staff. • Takes over 20,000 gallons of paint to paint the home. • The front porch has never been used to receive guests. Pres. Roosevelt was turned away when he attempted to visit and knocked on the front door. |
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Blue Orb capture near fireplace |
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Leaded glass on front door |
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Tiffany stained and leaded glass throughout the mansion |
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Sarah's signature daisies in leaded glass window |
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Pink energy in window frame in room under construction deep within the house. |
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Credo
I believe that we are a very small
part of a very large world.
I believe we have the power to change this world for the betterment of all beings.
I trust in my intuition that we are all
a beautiful part of a wondrous being
who loves and protects us.
I believe this being to be the
Creator Source of All Things.
I honor that part of the
Creator Source in you,
and in myself.
I trust in the Divine Wisdom of
The Universe
and through Its guidance
we will all prosper.
All Is One.
I Believe.
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Window in the floor |
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Another view of leaded glass window in section of house still 'under' construction. |
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Beautifully landscaped grounds |
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Large Orb barely visible above and pink energy below |
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 Construction never seemed to end; at every turn, more unfinished work. Note Orb on woodwork top center. |
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