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Description
Promotional image of the front of the Winchester Mystery House, taken from above. A clipping is taped to the back featuring the same image, with caption: "8. Winchester House, 525 South Winchester Blvd., San Jose -- The structure covers 6 acres, has 160 rooms, shows magnificent use of beautiful woods, tiffany glass, crystal windows and doors, unusual architectural details, 10,000 windows, 9 kitchens, 47 fireplaces and well developed gardens. Sarah Winchester purchased an old farm house and began remodeling in 1886. She was the widow of the Winchester rifle manufacturer and she inherited 20 million dollars, plus an allowance of $1,000 a day, more than enough to employ the carpenters who continued to build the structure for 36 years, until 1922, when she died at 85. This structure is primarily an architectural oddity. It is well kept and tours are taken through daily."
Type
image
Format
Black & White
Identifier
7EE9A729-C358-440F-8976-387560635460 2004-17-3900
Subject
Winchester Mystery House (San Jose, Calif.) Winchester, Sarah Pardee, 1837-1922 Tourism
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