On a website called "the truth about" this woman, a man named Richard Wagner details his theory that this woman's most famous creation is actually a puzzle which uses Francis Bacon's numerological methods to hide Rosicrucian and Masonic symbols.
On a website called "the truth about" this woman, a man named Richard Wagner details his theory that this woman's most famous creation is actually a puzzle which uses Francis Bacon's numerological methods to hide Rosicrucian and Masonic symbols. Supposedly, this woman was ridden with guilt from the death of her daughter Annie from marasmus malnutrition; that caused her to consult a possibly non-existent spiritualist named Adam Coons, who inspired her obsession with the number 13; for example, she added a thirteenth light to a chandelier and used windows that had 13 panes while constructing a landmark named for her. When her husband died, this woman had a building constructed that was filled with oddities, such as staircases that lead to nowhere and windows between rooms. For 10 points, name this heiress to a firearms company who built a "mystery house" in San Jose.
On a website called "the truth about" this woman, a man named Richard Wagner details his theory that this woman's most famous creation is actually a puzzle which uses Francis Bacon's numerological methods to hide Rosicrucian and Masonic symbols.
Sarah Lockwood Winchester [or Sarah Lockwood Pardee]