Sarah Winchester - Legacy

Legacy

  • The Santa Clara-Los Gatos Boulevard in front of the house was later renamed Winchester Boulevard, after Sarah's House. Today, the house is open to the public every day except for Christmas. Tours are conducted of both the house and the grounds on those days.
  • Sarah Winchester appeared as a character in the 2009 film Haunting of Winchester House, based on the hauntings in Winchester Mystery House. She was played by Kimberly Ables Jindra.
  • Mrs. Winchester was the subject of a 2011 song of the same name, by Mathew Baynton, under his solo project Dog Ears.
  • The song "A Certain Euphoria" from the album The Loved One by Strange Boutique, the group which Monica Richards from Faith and the Muse was a part of before beginning the latter project, is based on the legends of Mrs. Winchester.
  • In 2011, artist Ron Ulicny produced a piece entitled "skull of sarah winchester"; a reference to Sarah. The work consisted of a painted human skull, encrusted with gold leaf, and a magazine of Winchester bullets screwed prominently into it.
  • The house features as a location of occult activity in Tim Powers' 1997 novel Earthquake Weather.

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