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Sarah Winchester

by Sarah from Granite Bay

Unfortunately, Sarah Winchester has no quotes because she never let any written records of her go to public. There are also no known quotes about her from people of her time. She also isn't exactly a hero, but more of some one I admire.
Sarah Lockwood Winchester in her only extant image (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65 ())
Sarah Lockwood Winchester in her only extant image (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65 ())

Sarah Winchester. Most people hear her name and think of ghosts or possibly guns. But she should also be recognized for her artistic architectural designs. Sarah Winchester isn't all dark ghost stories and curses, in fact there are no records to prove any of the stories of her building the house to confuse ghosts. In fact Sarah's house may have nothing to do with ghosts.

Sarah Winchesters house (http://hybridtechcar.com/mystical-winchester-house ())
Sarah Winchesters house (http://hybridtechcar.com/mystical-winchester-house ())

Sarah Winchester was born in September of 1839. Although there is no evidence proving she believed in ghosts, she definitely had something with the number 13 because she incorporated it all throughout her house, along with the numbers seven and eleven. Although some have noticed that the numbers within her house directly correlate with Francis Bacon's (who also liked the numbers 13, 11, and 7) number to letter system. After her husband and daughter died, she began to ONLY write in numbers, just as Francis Bacon had done. Although this is probably not a coincidence, some say the number 13 is so common in her house because of the stories of her believing she was cursed.

Winchester Mansion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xIz4tM-JFG0/TFdY6LOFSdI/ ())
Winchester Mansion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xIz4tM-JFG0/TFdY6LOFSdI/ ())

Sarah Winchester's mansion was built with about 150 rooms, two unused ballrooms, 40 bedrooms (which she switched between nightly), and almost 10,000 glass panes. Her house also included custom made sink drains with 13 holes, and much numbered code. 

I chose to write about Sarah Winchester because I admire her for her house. I also admire how mysterious she liked to be and how she was able to put a code into the building of her house. 

Winchester Mansion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xIz4tM-JFG0/TFdY6LOFSdI/ ())
Winchester Mansion (http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xIz4tM-JFG0/TFdY6LOFSdI/ ())

That is why I admire Sarah Winchester. For more, better, information, go to her house. 

Page created on 12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM

Last edited 12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM

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Bibliography

N/A, Wikipedia. "Sarah Winchester." [Online] Available http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarah_Winchester .

Anonymous , Unknown. "Sarah Winchester- The Mystery House." [Online] Available http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/sarahwinchester.cfm.

MacGowan, Doug. "The Mysterious Winchester House." [Online] Available http://www.historicmysteries.com/the-winchester-house/.

Anonymous , Unknown. "The Number Thirteen." [Online] Available http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/thenumber13.cfm.

Wagner, Richard. "The Truth About Sarah Winchester." [Online] Available http://thetruthaboutsarahwinchester.com/.