Mystery AtlasSarah Winchester
American heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company fortune (1839-1922) who spent decades personally designing and expanding a San Jose, California mansion after relocating for her health in 1885; described by contemporaries as clear-headed and financially astute, in contrast to the superstition-driven figure later marketed to tourists.
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Sarah Winchester is located in California — Relocated to California in 1885 on her physician's advice for her rheumatoid arthritis, and lived there until her 1922 death.
Creatures & Figures
Sarah Winchester commissioned Winchester Mystery House — Winchester personally designed and funded the decades-long expansion of the house herself, hiring but overriding architects.