I lived a few blocks from the Winchester Mystery House and visited more times than I can remember. I still have a copper ash tray with the house in relief stored some where. Never watched a story about it. Thank you for sharing this place. It's facinating on site. The tour guides and workmen always said she built it to confuse the many ghosts who haunted her that were killed by Winchester rifles. Worth visiting if you're nearby.

I lived in San Jose for about 24years and visited the Winchester mystery house numerous times. Defiantly worth the visit

@coyotemojo

Жыл бұрын

it was on my paper route. They had a pole position game in the lobby. Very cool.

Ironically, she had seances, Ouija boards, she brought spirits in herself, I don't think it was haunted until she conjured things nightly.

They found Annie's lick of hair and Sarah's husband's obituary in the safe because, unlike most folks, she treasured PEOPLE above money. They were the most precious things to her.😊

@BloodSweatandFears

Жыл бұрын

This made me smile 😊

@woodworkingandepoxy643

Жыл бұрын

Easy to not care about money when you have a shit ton of it and don't have to worry about paying bills

@martymcmannis6581

9 ай бұрын

She was very private and didn't let people know things about her. So your guess is nothing but a guess. Now I know about you

I visited the Winchester House in about 2010 or 11. I got a sense of overwhelming despair and sadness. It left me pretty depressed.

@davidlancaster8152

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry to hear that. I always got a feeling of awe.

I was thinking about an hour ago about how I hoped you would put out a new video soon. Awesome!

Your channels are my favorite. Keep it up bro 🍻

Something I can really enjoy thanks my friend please continue the sensational work

When I was a kid during the mid 80s, my family visited the mansion and went on one of the guided tours. The Winchester Mystery House is amazing! I've been fascinated about the beautiful mansion ever since. I mostly remember the seance room and the conservatory; the conservatory sticking in my memory because of the uneat floor design as they are considered, technically, "trap-doors," that is the floor has a false, removable top which reveals a wood grated under floor that permits drainage from watering the plants being raised in the considerably large, windowed room. I've got to give Paranormally Listed extra praise for this presentation. As mentioned, I'm fascinated by everything that is 'Winchester Mystery Mansion,' so I've seen and read a considerable amount about the historic house; even have seeing the travesties that were films "based on" the mysteries behind Winchester Mansion. As well, for the best part of what I've seen, read, heard, the presenters tend to focus on the supernatural aspects and alleged history of Sarah Winchester and her fascinating home. Honestly, I had not known about the potential ties to the Free Masons, or the extent of her architecture knowledge. The information of her family members, their ties and traumas beyond that of her husband and daughter was a lot more interesting and informative towards understanding Sarah Winchester's behavior and reasons for building the home. Thanks for a very compelling video on one of my favorite mysteries of the world.

William Winchester's beard, rockin. I wonder what the project manager and the builders thought when they were instructed to build staircases to ceilings etc. Would definitely have been good coin despite the absurdity. Excellent episode PL. Thankyou.

@sylvestersalad

Жыл бұрын

I heard she just kept building to keep people employed and since she was lonely it kept people around. Most likely story

@trj1442

Жыл бұрын

@@sylvestersalad yeah I agree. I know a few rich lonely people like that, perhaps not with the budget of Ms Winchester though. A great gig as a builder on a magnificent bewildering house.

I grew up next the Winchester mystery house its spooky as hell

The Winchester house already has an answer. She was told that her life was cursed because of all the lives the Winchester rifles live that it took. So she built this house to confuse the angry spirits.

I NEED to visit the Winchester house

This is easily one of the eeriest places I've ever been too personally

Great episode mate, I really enjoyed it. As the wife, daughter, granddaughter and great granddaughter of freemason's I appreciate your commentary in regards to this subject. My father is a rich man, however my husband and grandfather's are defiantly not. The whole point of freemasonry is to take good men and make them better. I have lived a great life with these men and continue to do so. I have learnt much about freemasonry by osmosis and if I could choose my next life I would choose to be surrounded by these men again. Thank you for being respectful about these men and the fraternity.

@Sorchia56

Жыл бұрын

He did a brilliant job! I come from 4 century’s of Freemason’s. They were Jacobite’s prior. All the men were 33rd degree. I have their swords, rings and robes. I will receive my father’s upon his death. As his sole heir (no sons of my own), I will be formally inducted with the men. I’m very active in the women’s society. All very good people who would give their last shirt, off themselves to someone in need. We do so much charity work that no one ever knows about, among other things. One can find safety in any Masonic Hall.

@roygeorge5364

Жыл бұрын

@@Sorchia56 all except my husband were inducted in the Scottish Lodge. And our families next generation is all girls, so lucky me as I will be the recipient of all my fathers Masonic stuff. My husband is the sixth generation in our family and hopefully my son will be the seventh. The amount of charity work that these men do is amazing. Sometimes I wish that they weren't so quiet about that so people could see how charitable theses men are. Take care of yourself mate, and hello from Australia 💙

@roolenoir3183

Жыл бұрын

Indeed

@scraidywolf7081

10 ай бұрын

Freemasons control the world

Actually she went to a fortune teller and she told her what to do to keep from being haunted by the people that were killed by her husband's guns... That she was to never quit building

@lissanne9769

Жыл бұрын

I've heard this before. I think that for her, life was just out of control. She felt a need to consult medians and others paranormal help, to get back some of that control. Sarah suffered so many tragedies in her life. So very sad.

@johnscott5187

Жыл бұрын

There was a good movie about this on Netflix not long ago, had Helen Mirren as Winchester wasn't bad at all

@L3onking

Жыл бұрын

Lol I can't believe you guys actually believed this. Did you even read Sara's personal account of her life? An earthquake tore through her house and repairs added new floorboards that threw off the measurements of the house leading to all the weird features

@johnscott5187

Жыл бұрын

@@L3onking lol I can't believe you actually read her diary, stalker

@L3onking

Жыл бұрын

@@johnscott5187 who do you think gave me her diary. And that's "mr stalker" to you.

I remember watching A History Channel documentary about the Winchester House back in the 1990s. But then I watched a documentary lately about the Winchester House and it basically debunked everything from the 1990s documentary.

@LetMeTellYouSomething144

Жыл бұрын

They’re building a whole new apartment homes complex next door to it, that’s the most exciting news about this property LOL

@Sorchia56

Жыл бұрын

@@LetMeTellYouSomething144 That sounds dreadful! An apartment complex next to such a gorgeous and historical home isn’t exciting to me. To each their own.

@JasenChase00

Жыл бұрын

Because today wicca and pagan ideas are accepted today again...the nineties was when the xtian coalition was trying to burn us at stakes again so they couldn't have any acceptable pro pagan information on tv when being just gay wasn't even ok just ask ellen!

@JasenChase00

Жыл бұрын

Ok trust me not one witch or gypsy during the spiritualist movement was trying to copy a fake non existent solomon from a fake imitation cult thats a plagiarized copy of suñ worship done poorly. But rather drawn from the original religion of goddess worship and houdini was a mommas boy who spent years begging for contact with her after her death

@marsbeads

Жыл бұрын

@@Sorchia56 I agree with you, that's awful. I've been to that house and its beautiful.

Actually anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 people were killed in the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906. That's 700 number was put into the record book because the mayor of San Francisco was afraid that investors wouldn't invest in San Francisco they thought that there was going to be earthquakes there all the time so he lowballed the death toll.

@aravenlunatic9028

Жыл бұрын

That wouldn't surprise me considering how elected officials worldwide would give lower death tolls and injury statistics to reduce chances of companies (and the folks who work and live near said companies) leaving due to hazardous conditions. Can't make money if folks refuse to live/work in potentially dangerous conditions.

The house is AMAZING! Absolutely gorgeous.

@btcrazee1

Жыл бұрын

It is stunning. The woodwork trim was just luscious. I really wanted to go in the kitchen.

@traceytrotter9934

Жыл бұрын

@@btcrazee1 I want to see the cabinets.

I have heard a lot about this place, but this is the first I've heard about the Freemason angle. Very compelling!

I have always been fascinated by this house. Thanks for covering it 👍💙🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I did NOT know she was an Escher fan too!!! Love this tough, tough lady

Apparently what happened was that she was in the process of remodelling when the earthquake happened (no weird rooms or stairs to nowhere, just a normal remodelling) and when the earthquake happened she just sort of decided that it was too much work to start over and indeed she decided to just eliminate and board up whatever was destroyed and keep it like that to fix later but she just never did. Watch Kaz Rowe’s video about it. She explains it much better and gives the sources to check to confirm this information.

@Gonk

Жыл бұрын

Incorrect it was Ghost protection plus puzzle house, Next.

Having lived near the Winchester house my whole life and visiting it many times I have learned the following. Although Sara was believed to be a Free Mason, she did not build the house as a puzzle. She was a very spiritual and superstitious person as well. After so many family deaths in a short period, she was overwhelmed with grief and went to a "fortune teller" to see why and possibly learn about how to "speak" to her family's spirits. She was told that the family was cursed due to the many lives lost because of the Winchester rifle... and that to avoid being haunted by those spirits she must build a house, without ceasing. Sara did so and also took it upon herself to conduct seances in an attempt to reach her loved ones spirits. Probably in the process causing hauntings to occur in the house... only to exacerbate her need to "keep building". The main seance room, her favorite master bedroom and one kitchen that has a window in the floor gave me strange vibes each visit. A must see if ever in the area!

Oh hell yea.. I loved this movie too

@2eganja1

Жыл бұрын

The movie came on earlier today on t.v. what a coincidence

Nice

The things you can learn . Great video!

Love this theories vid! Would love more of these!

As a 3rd degree FaAM and a 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, Sarah was most certainly not a Mason. The French chapter was never officially recognized, and a female would never be allowed entrance to Free Masonry. She may have seen the hall and took inspiration no doubt but that is far from being accepted into the craft. Just FYI. Cheers

@abrasionequation4632

Жыл бұрын

She could have been in the Order of the Eastern Star.

@jstring

Жыл бұрын

@@abrasionequation4632 agreed but even eastern star wouldn’t grant her the fraternal rights anything veiled. Free Masonry is a system of morality, veiled in secrets, hidden in allegory. But the basic precept being that you enter of your own accord, as a free man. No recognized chapter would recognize a women nor allow her to enter, pass, or be recognized as a Mason

@tricedwilliams

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the information. I was just about to post it.

@abrasionequation4632

Жыл бұрын

@@jstring Well said, my friend.

I lived about 90 minutes away from the house and I visited when I was about 9 years old. I've been interested in the history ever since. I need to visit it again, now that I'm 25.

I figure more than likely she would have been an Eastern Star.

Love your videos!!

I remember visiting and they told us she was the first in the country to use recycled water and to be the first in the country with a car wash that has that swivel hose. Was pretty neat and going in the basement I had asked the tour guide if renovations were being done because I saw someone walking by with a wheelbarrow looking at us and waved they told me no one else was down there. 😮😮😮😮

THANKS TO CL!!!!

Oh yeah, I was at the Winchester Mystery House in 2000!

Always wanted to go there. I should drive down.

I live about 10 minutes away from the Winchester Mystery House! It’s beautiful from the outside but I’m too much of a coward to go in lol 😂

Houdini, like most magicians, was a skeptic. He even told his wife that if there's something beyond this realm, he'll visit her. He never did & she gave up contacting him.

Thank you for making this video. About time something paranormal on video thats right by me cuz wichester is 15 mins away from me. I was planning to go visit there shortly. I’ll let you know my experience after i tour the winchester house.

That place could never get boring if you lived there.

I have also heard stories that you can if you you are there late at night . You can still hear the the banging of a hammer nail .

WOW, that's so interesting.😮😲

Well ghosts don't need to shower. 😆

My dad was a freemason and he was working class he was proud to be a freemason and it is not a cult he called it a brotherhood xoxoxo

The place sounds like a incredible place to visit maybe if I can get to see it one day

Women don't become Masons; they can become members of the Mason's sister group, the Eastern Star.

@keetahbrough

Жыл бұрын

cult. sister cult.

Back when I lived in California, I visted it and went on a tour of the house. Not only is it amazing and beautiful, but it is very peaceful, I would have stayed forever if I could. On the other hand I couldn't get out of Hurst Castle fast enough, it is beautiful, but I could feel a lot of evil there. I have been able to see and feel spirits/ghosts since I was quit young and there are places I have been that all the money in the world would not be enough for me to revisit, Hurst Castle being onr.

Dude, I went on the tour, didn’t feel creepy tho.

I've seen countless documentaries about this place in other KZread videos of this place

I feel so very sorry for her. All the money in the world, and so much grief to go with it.

some times, people trying to link things together, gets a bit ridiculous, "she planted palm trees. and Solomon temple had pillars in front of it. therefore she was a free mason." OR, she live in southern CA, where palm trees grow. and palm trees are cylindrical, like building columns. smh.

What a great rifle tho

The spiritualist movement was in full swing during this time and after her husband died and her daughter she used the fortune to hold weekly seances with mediums her friends and kept building according to plans received from each seance i dont know why this guy needs theories or is confused. The builders worked everyday on this place and the mediums were here every week so they explained all of this thoroughly.

13 ghosts for sure.

"How many people have basements in California?"

Heard about this for quite some time now. I heard the family is cursed by all the ghost from the people that died by the Winchester Gun brand. Is there something about today related to the Winchester that I don't know about? Not only Paronormally Listed subject is about the Winchester and was drop today,, the movie was on today as well on T.V. Or it's just Paronormally coincidence🤷‍♂️ spoooooookkkkyyy👻

Hello

I've been there 3 times and never seen a ghost.

It's no secret, Albert Pike already said all that needed to be.

Never believe in soothesayers. I was taught 13 is a good number. Philadelphia USA

She lives

So… as a member of a Masonic organization, Freemasonry is only open to men. There are other Masonic groups that include women. While I enjoyed this video very much, I’d like to present my own theory. I feel it is more likely that Mrs. Winchester, having lost everyone she had ever loved, was searching for a purpose. Due to her intelligence, she found architecture and design as that purpose. Having felt alone in this world, I can speak from experience how comforting it is to surround yourself with things that matter- animate or inanimate. Where the ideas came from, who knows? As secretive as she was, perhaps the number 13 was a bit of a way to rebel against all the bad things that had happened to her. If I was truest afraid of the souls that died by my empire, I would not want to anger them more by spending the “Ill gotten gains” on something so frivolous.

Actually wouldn't she be an eastern star instead of a Free Mason?

@mikes62soupcan

Жыл бұрын

Women can’t be Free Masons.

The head of her construction crew. Was reincarnated and is doing the same thing!

I hate to spoil the speculation but Sarah Winchester couldn't have been a Free Mason because only men can join that fraternal order.

MUTTON CHOPS!

Women are never freemasons. Eastern Star, but never a freemason. Doesn't matter how rich you are, there are no women allowed. Women have the Eastern Stars as their version.

You can't be invited to be a Freemason. 2 be 1 ask 1

Freemason didn't allow women. She saw a fortune teller and was told to buy house and build on and don't stop. She would get designs from automatic writing. Not guessing just fact

I guess this is what happens when you go insane with grief and fear and don't talk to the right people about it. Sad, and a waste of her life. She could of had a happy eventful life, but decided to go down a dark path of fantasy, despair and fear. Never really living her life in the real world.

The real story is the top 2 or 3 stories was destroyed in an earthquake and she decided to remove the debri instead of build. The new owners made the story grow.

I guess I'm the only one who can hear his voice and hoooooooow it sooooooouuuuunds. Awfuuuuuul.

@ccisthesekxs

Жыл бұрын

Many of us are here from his other channel, so we’re well aware of his voice. I used to dislike how monotone he sounds, but I’m used to it now. Cheers 🥂

@dianaprince3176

Жыл бұрын

Is someone forcing you to watch or listen?

@kevinmeserole7345

Жыл бұрын

@@dianaprince3176 no but it is disappointing that I find myself unable to watch because the content is good it's just the voice is horrendous. Maybe I'm sort of hoping by commenting they will get a new narrator.. Do you understand now ?

@roolenoir3183

Жыл бұрын

@@dianaprince3176 some people just have to bitch about something.

I believe even today women could not be Freemasons. Defiantly not back then.

She was a female. She wouldn't be a Mason

@x4at197

Жыл бұрын

She wasn’t a Free Mason, however she was a Yale educated, child prodigy who was surrounded by and extremely knowledgeable about Free Masonry. Instead of being a trite d0uchebag, perhaps you could educate others concerning her background. Perhaps you don’t actually have any knowledge of Sarah Winchester’s story, so it’s easier for you to merely point out others mistakes 😉

The narrator has the personality and enthusiasm of a rock. The title is interesting but I couldn't listen to this.....

Considering Free Masons don't allow women to join or to even know of their secrets, her being a Mason is laughable. Also, stop with the overlay of white "distortions" of clear, modern media - it's insulting and irritating as hell.

Ahhh.... That voice 🖤😎🥱🥱🥱😴😴😴 Had to visit, I'm normally a fan of Criminally Listed.