A new exhibit, “100 Years of History and Mystery,” also will be unveiled. There will be 13 hours of tours Friday, followed by weekend performances by the magician Aiden Sinclair and a Centennial Brunch on Sunday morning that is open to the public. San Jose city officials plan to declare today “Winchester Mystery House Day” at a ceremony featuring the entombment of a time capsule filled with current memorabilia and a performance by Symphony San Jose musicians in the front garden. “It’s a little different for us celebrating this milestone, because typically we’re celebrating Sarah Winchester and we’re telling the stories and legends and lore associated with her, but for the centennial we’re really celebrating Winchester Mystery House, the historic home and attraction.” “We’re just so honored that 100 years on, this story still resonates,” said Walter Magnuson, executive director of the Winchester Mystery House since 2015. But what everyone really wanted to do was walk through Sarah Winchester’s house on the grounds, a sprawling Victorian mansion that many in San Jose had heard about but had never seen up close.Īs the Winchester Mystery House celebrates its centennial, San Jose’s most enduring and famous landmark continues to draw the curious not only from the Bay Area but from around the world. When Winchester Park opened to the public 100 years ago today, it promised dancing and bands on acres of pastoral land that were meant to become an amusement park. It was never supposed to be about the house.
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