The Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester mystery house is home to some of the most famous ghost sightings. It's an architectural wonder and historic landmark in San Jose, California that once was the residence of Sarah Lockwood Pardee Winchester, the widow of William Wirt Winchester and heiress to a large portion of the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune. The house itself took 38 years to build, and the lore is that it was built under the guidance of ghosts. Sounds like the perfect home… But before building the mystery house, tragedy struck Sarah. Her infant daughter, Annie Pardee Winchester, died from marasmus, a severe form of malnutrition due to the body's inability to metabolize proteins. Annie, unfortunately, passed away only 40 days after her birth in 1866. In 1881, Sarah lost her mother, her father-in-law (Oliver Winchester), and her husband, William. William passed from tuberculosis at 43 years old, leaving Sarah an inheritance and ownership in half of the arms company, making her one of the weal