Legend says that Coons told Sarah that if she ever stopped building, the spirits would claim her as one of their victims as well. Immediately, she began construction on expanding the house. When Sarah Winchester arrived in 1884 in what is now San Jose-supposedly spurred by a Boston medium named Adam Coons who told her that the premature deaths of her husband and infant daughter were due to a curse placed by all those killed by Winchester rifles over the years-she purchased an eight-room farmhouse on a 161-acre plot of land. The Winchester Mystery House began as an expansion project. Although visitors are not normally allowed to take photos inside the house itself, the fine folks at Winchester were gracious enough to allow us to photographically document our visit, which we now bring to you. This past Memorial Day weekend, Westcoaster took a trip to visit this rather enchanting abode. And just a couple weeks ago, the house unveiled its first new tour in over two decades-the Explore More Tour-to go along with its ever-popular Mansion Tour. Famous for its doors and stairs to nowhere, unfinished interiors, and even a few ghost stories, the Winchester Mystery House is a captivating building unlike any other. Today, the house remains a popular site for tourists.

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