Description: Winchester Mystery House, San Jose, California
http://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/
Number of rooms: 160
Cost: $5,500,000
Date of Construction: 1884 - September 5, 1922
Stories: Before 1906 Earthquake - 7; presently 4
Number of basements: 2
Heating: Steam, forced air, fireplaces
Windows: Frames 1,257; panes approx. 10,000
Doorways: 467
Doors : approx. 950 not including cabinet doors.
Fireplaces: 47 (gas, wood, or coal burning)
Chimneys: Presently 17 with evidence of 2 others
Bedrooms: Approx. 40
Kitchens: 5 or 6
Staircases: 40, total of stair steps - 367
Skylights: Approx. 52
Gallons of paint required to paint entire home: Over 20,000
Ballrooms: 2 (one nearly complete, and one under construction)
Blueprints available: No, Mrs. Winchester never had a master set of blueprints, but did sketch out individual rooms on paper and even tablecloths!
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