The Creepy (and Inexplicable) Details About the Real Winchester Mystery House

The storeroom displays many of antique art glass windows Winchester purchased during her lifetime. At the time of her death, the collection was valued at $25,000 (about $350,000 today) and is estimated to be worth millions. Many pieces feature nods to nature like flowers, insects, birds, spiderwebs, and sunbursts, which are common motifs in aestheticism. That school of design adapts and blends the decor of multiple cultures and puts an emphasis on nature. They also believed strongly that functional items like radiators could be beautiful. Historians think Winchester learned about aestheticism at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago.