At first glance, the Winchester Mansion just looks like any other architectural wonder, combining both Victorian and Queen Anne architectural styles. In its time, the mansion was a modern marvel, with indoor plumbing, central heating, and multiple elevators. The mansion spans 24,000 square feet of living space, on 6 acres of land, and if that wasn’t impressive enough, it boasts 161 rooms (one previously unknown room was just discovered in the attic of the house. In it contained a pump organ, a dress form, a sewing machine, a Victorian sofa, and several paintings), 40 bedrooms, 47 staircases, 10,000 windows, 2 basements and 2,000 doors.

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