Winchester Mystery House

Yesterday we went to the Winchester Mystery House, that is one huge house… We did the house tour and the house was very interesting and I had a fun time there. I took about 250+ photos and I have a bunch loaded on my flickr account.

flickr gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeshelby/sets/72157600934951017/

slideshow: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeshelby/sets/72157600934951017/show/

Here are some of the house facts:

• Number of rooms: 160
• Cost: $5,500,000
• Date of Construction: 1884 - September 5, 1922 (38 continuous years!)
• Number of stories: Prior to 1906 Earthquake - 7; presently 4
• Number of acres: Originally 161.919; presently 4
• Number of basements: 2
• Heating: Steam, forced air, fireplaces
• Number of windows: Frames 1,257; panes approx. 10,000
• Number of doors: Doorways 467, doors approx. 950 not including cabinet doors.
• Number of fireplaces: 47 (gas, wood, or coal burning)
• Number of chimneys: Presently 17 with evidence of 2 others
• Number of cars at her death: 2 (a 1917 Pierce Arrow Limousine & a 1916 4 cyl. Buick truck)
• Number of bedrooms: Approx. 40
• Number of kitchens: 5 or 6
• Number of staircases: 40, total of stair steps - 367
• Number of skylights: Approx. 52
• Number of gallons of paint required to paint entire home: Over 20,000
• Number of ballrooms: 2 (one nearly complete, and one under construction)