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Winchester Mystery House (Update #1)

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Tragicalmysterywar's Avatar Tragicalmysterywar
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"Wide unclasp the tables of their thoughts..."

This is a page for updates and pics as i attempt to build the infamous Winchester Mystery House of San Jose, California. The house is a massive and (perhaps intentionally) convoluted structure that certainly isn't Minecraft-friendly in the traditional sense, with a maze-like layout and probably the most complicated roof i've ever seen on a building. And i'm aiming to build all of it.
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About the house -

The Winchester Mystery House is a Queen Anne style mansion originally owned and constructed by the wealthy Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester firearms fortune. The house was continuously in construction for 38 years between 1884 and 1922 (Sarah's death), with the common story being that Mrs. Winchester was troubled by the spirits of people killed by her husband's rifles and was advised by a medium to never cease building her home in order to appease them (or confuse them, or to gain eternal life - accounts differ).

Mrs. Winchester filled the house with strange design choices, such as a maze-like floor structure, stairways that lead into the ceiling, doors that lead nowhere, storage cabinets with only 1 inch of storage space, and much more. Proponents of the aforementioned "spirit" story say Mrs. Winchester was either told by the ghosts to build this way, or did so to confuse them. Others say Mrs. Winchester was not a troubled spiritualist at all and instead just enjoyed toying with architecture, as the Mystery House was merely her pet project. Whatever the case, she produced a remarkable building full of quirks and secrets, as well as many luxuries and examples of high class taste - the Winchester Mystery House was surrounded by exotic plants, had its own electric generator when electricity was scarce, was equipped with an advanced call system allowing servants to find and talk to Mrs. Winchester with ease, and featured aesthetic interior design elements pulled from dozens of cultures.

Whether you consider Sarah Winchester a lunatic, an occultist, or a visionary, the house is a fascinating modern architectural marvel and more than worthy of its own dedicated build.

Winchester Mystery House (Update #1) Minecraft Map
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Update #1 : by Tragicalmysterywar 04/14/2020 1:45:44 pmApr 14th, 2020

Progress has continued on the exterior of the build, expanding beyond the facade and into the middle and back portion of the mansion's left hand side, where a garden/courtyard of sorts is littered with smaller side buildings, some of which connect back to the main building.

The complicated roof of the main building is underway and is around halfway done by now.

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05/10/2020 9:55 pm
Level 1 : New Network
Zedaka
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keep it up dude it is looking damn great
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05/03/2020 4:06 pm
Level 1 : New Miner
JassonRosales93
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How can I download the mansion?
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04/15/2020 10:28 am
Level 70 : Legendary Necromancer
Asp_B
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Nice project, This manor is alway sexy !
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04/03/2020 9:09 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Skinner
JackSkellingtonMC
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Looking fantastic so far!
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04/03/2020 9:24 pm
Level 44 : Master Architect
Tragicalmysterywar
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Thanks! It definitely looks better in-game but i'm not one to release maps that are still mostly unfinished. Nearly everything visible from the front has been built, with the exception of the large square building to the right of the main house (Winchester products museum, i think), some details on the green house roof, and just a few bits and pieces of foliage. That roof is probably the most daunting part of the build, at least as far as the exterior is concerned.

I'm really hoping this is the build that pulls me up to Master Rank - Level 40, but that's neither here nor there.
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04/03/2020 9:33 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Skinner
JackSkellingtonMC
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Keep going friend, you've got this! Don't release it til its done but definitely make back ups if needed!
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04/03/2020 9:45 pm
Level 44 : Master Architect
Tragicalmysterywar
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Definitely, and i'll keep posting updates as progress is made - better pics before long. Thanks again for your support!
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04/03/2020 11:41 pm
Level 58 : Grandmaster Skinner
JackSkellingtonMC
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Of course! Your builds are awesome! Also thanks for the sub :D !
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