![Winchester House built under direction of Sarah Winchester, widow of rifle manufacturer William Winchester. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW011.JPG) | ![Winchester House ended up with 160 rooms because Sarah Winchester believed that continual building was only way of escaping ghosts killed by her husband's rifles. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW012.JPG) | ![Gabel detail at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW016.JPG) | ![Facade detail at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW017.JPG) |
Winchester House built (1884-1922) under direction of Sarah Winchester, widow of rifle manufacturer William Winchester. San Jose, CA. Style: Victorian. On National Register. | Winchester House ended up with 160 rooms because Sarah Winchester believed that continual building was only way of escaping ghosts killed by her husband's rifles. San Jose, CA. | Gabel detail at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Facade detail at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Front door at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW018.JPG) | ![Turret at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW021.JPG) | ![Front lawn at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW023.JPG) | ![Statues at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW024.JPG) |
Front door at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Turret at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Front lawn at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Statues at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Fountain with dolphins at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW026.JPG) | ![Seahorse fountain at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW027.JPG) | ![Door to nowhere at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW028.JPG) | ![Cupola at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW029.JPG) |
Fountain with dolphins at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Seahorse fountain at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Door to nowhere at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Cupola at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Pediment with fish-scale shingles at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW030.JPG) | ![Elaborate balconies at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW031.JPG) | ![Facade textures at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW032.JPG) | ![Lattice screen at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW034.JPG) |
Pediment with fish-scale shingles at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Elaborate balconies at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Facade textures at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Lattice screen at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Winchester house stained glass doors. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCA/CAJW07.JPG) | ![Potato tree <i>Solanum rantonnetii</i> from South America at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW041.JPG) | ![Roses at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW042.JPG) | ![Rose at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW044.JPG) |
Winchester house stained glass doors. San Jose, CA. | Potato tree Solanum rantonnetii from South America at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Roses at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Rose at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Border flower garden at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW045.JPG) | ![Roof with bell tower & skylights at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW046.JPG) | ![Bell tower at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW050.JPG) | ![Finials at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW054.JPG) |
Border flower garden at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Roof with bell tower & skylights at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Bell tower at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Finials at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |
![Service buildings sat Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW056.JPG) | ![Tank houses at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW061.JPG) | ![Weather vane atop service building sat Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW063.JPG) | ![Foreman's House at Winchester House. San Jose, CA.](/t/USCAK/CAGJW068.JPG) |
Service buildings sat Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Tank houses at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Weather vane atop service building sat Winchester House. San Jose, CA. | Foreman's House at Winchester House. San Jose, CA. |