Winchester Mystery House

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Winchester Mystery House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
California Historical Landmark No. 868

View of the mansion from the east
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Location	525 South Winchester Boulevard San Jose, CA 95128
Coordinates	37°19′6.10″N 121°57′2.74″W / 37.3183611°N 121.9507611°W / 37.3183611; -121.9507611
Built	1884–1906
Architectural style	Victorian, Gothic
Website	winchestermysteryhouse.com
NRHP reference No.	74000559
CHISL No.	868
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1974
Designated CHISL	1925

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The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate William Wirt Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after Winchester's death in 1922. The Victorian and Gothic-style mansion is renowned for its size and its architectural curiosities and for the numerous myths and legends surrounding the structure and its former owner.