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169: ADHD Architect [DIY pt.1]

Writer: Maia Warner-Langenbahn
Maia Warner-Langenbahn
Aug 26
2 min read

Updated: Sep 3


Maia and Grant might not totally agree on ghosts, but there is one thing that we do agree on: the Winchester Mystery House is awesome. After experiencing tremendous personal loss Sarah Winchester was left with few options, thank goodness she had more money than she knew what to do with. After moving to San Jose, Sarah set out to build the house of her dreams. A kind employer and ADHD architect she built something no one else could. But was she haunted by ghosts, boredom, earthquakes, or more? Find out this week on Well, I Laughed.


Chapters

00:00:00 Catch-Up

00:23:08 ADHD Architect

00:33:14 Enter: Repeating Firearms

00:48:42 Sarah Winchester

01:08:51 The House Out West: Llanada Villa

01:42:36 The Rumor Mill

02:03:01 Sarah: 1; House: 0

02:07:41 Explained, Maybe

02:20:02 Pass the Torch

02:29:28 Hauntings


Photos Referenced

Colored photograph of Sarah Winchester (née Pardee) circa 1865 - Public Domain, Taber Photography Co., History San Hose Research Library
Colored photograph of Sarah Winchester (née Pardee) circa 1865 - Public Domain, Taber Photography Co., History San Hose Research Library
A woman shown on the stairs that lead to the ceiling - via Unhinged Historian
A woman shown on the stairs that lead to the ceiling - via Unhinged Historian
Photo taken from the inside of the door to nowhere - courtesy of Unhinged Historian
Photo taken from the inside of the door to nowhere - courtesy of Unhinged Historian
The skylight in the floor - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen
The skylight in the floor - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen

View of the door to nowhere from the outside - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen
View of the door to nowhere from the outside - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen

View from above - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen
View from above - courtesy of J.W. Oker via Odd Things I've Seen

Model of the house - courtesy of Sinclair Trails
Model of the house - courtesy of Sinclair Trails

Sarah Winchester in the second of the only two known images of her - courtesy of SF Gate
Sarah Winchester in the second of the only two known images of her - courtesy of SF Gate

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