A bit of CA trivia. Reason Sara Winchester's house - stairs ending abruptly, doors leading nowhere - is a mystery - marketers made it so! Real truth behind the mystery: Sara was adding on to her mansion in San Jose when the 1906 earthquake happened. All work ceased on her multi-story addition. She moved to a houseboat, never to live at her San Jose mansion ever again.
At some point after her house was sold, San Jose decided to make it a tourist attraction. Indeed they did! The myth that her house is haunted because of all the deaths from Winchester Rifles is just that - a myth!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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