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The Winchester House, San Jose, Calif. Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester rifle fortune, believed she was haunted by the ghosts of people killed with Winchester rifles. A spiritualist told her that the only way she could escape the spirits was to build a home for them. And construction had to go on day and night . . . or she would die.
So, in 1885, Sarah bought an eight-room house and started building. The house eventually rose to a height of seven stories and covered six acres, with 160 rooms, 40 staircases, 10,000 windows, and 2,000 doors. Work was still going strong when she died in 1923, at age 81.
So, in 1885, Sarah bought an eight-room house and started building. The house eventually rose to a height of seven stories and covered six acres, with 160 rooms, 40 staircases, 10,000 windows, and 2,000 doors. Work was still going strong when she died in 1923, at age 81.
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