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 THE WINCHESTER MYSTERY
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Number of rooms: 160
Cost: $5,500,000
Date of Contruction: 1884 - September 5, 1922 (38 Continuous
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L Number of stories:7 prior to 1906 earthquake;4 today Number of
O acres: originally 161.919; presently 4
V Number of basements: 2
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Number of staircases: 40, total
Number of windows: frames 1,257, approx. 10,000
To Blueprints available: No, Mrs. Winchester never had a master set of
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 GODS STORY OF CREATION

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