![]() ![]() Why would the source refuse to be named even though Mrs. Naming a source would lend a lot of credibility to the anecdotes. Additionally, the author claimed to have a single informant who was a regular guest at the house, but never named him, which seems contradictory to her numerous assertions that visitors were rarely ever permitted, especially not past a certain room. Writing multiple articles on the subject comes off feeling like a cheap attempt to cash in on having a famous recluse neighbor who probably wouldn't have liked it to be written had she been in a position to know about it. ![]() She had no first hand information beyond having walked in the garden once after Sarah's death. The author might just well have been a random passerby on the street who decided to write an article. A first hand account from a neighbor sounded more intimate and illuminating.The Regrettably, much of what we know about Sarah Winchester is myth and hearsay promoted by the owners of the building who, it should be remembered, have a strong motivation to peddle the most sensational version of events. Given my proximity and the strangeness of the Winchester story, of course I'm intrigued. I remember liking it a great deal and wishing I could live there though it was certainly worse for wear. I visited the house twice as a child, but never as an adult thanks to the high tour costs. I grew up living in walking distance from the Winchester Mystery House in an area that is today, sadly, anything but charming. ![]()
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