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Who owns the winchester mystery house?


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i resently went there and asked my tour guide, and she said she didn't know. I know it's a CA historical building, but a private party owns it. Who is it?

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This was asked before- back in 2005 - here's the answer from then:
Subject: Re: Winchester Mystery House
Answered By: juggler-ga on 26 Feb 2005 23:32 PST
Rated:
Hello.

The Winchester Mystery House is owned by the Farris and Raney families
of the Bay Area.


From a Mercury News article:

"Los Gatos police arrested Ray K. Farris II...
Farris, 59, whose family owns the Winchester Mystery House..."

source: Mercury News, "Man faces charges in scuffle with boy," February 10, 2004,
http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/mercu...


Additionally, using my local public library's newspaper database, I
was able to locate a 1997 article in the Fresno Bee about this
subject. From that article:

" County records over the last half-century show the Winchester
Mystery House's owners to be two long-established Bay Area families:
the Farrises and the Raneys. They descend from John and Mayme Brown --
who took over the house and its property in 1923, a year after the
death of its namesake, repeating-rifle heiress Sarah Winchester...
...Documents on file at the county recorder's office indicate the
attraction's owning partners as Edna May Raney of Belmont; Gerard
Raney of Redwood City; Ray Farris Sr. of Monte Sereno; Ray Farris II
and Sandra Farris of Monte Sereno; and M. Valerie Bovone of San Jose."
source:
"Ownership of Winchester House its biggest mystery safety and privacy
keep owners of San Jose landmark quiet."
Jake Batsell Knight-Ridder Newspapers.
The Fresno Bee: Jun 1, 1997. pg. F.4


Gerard Raney is also mentioned as manager of "Winchester Mystery House
LLC" in this Hoover's profile:

"Hoover Profile: Winchester Mystery House LLC
"Manager Gerard Raney
Manager Elizabeth Raney"
http://www.hoovers.com/free/co/factsheet...

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I hope this helps.
Others
Sarah L Winchester: In 1884, a wealthy widow named Sarah L. Winchester began a construction project of such magnitude that it was to occupy the lives of carpenters and craftsmen until her death thirty-eight years later.
According to public records the title on the house shows as:
Primary Owner:
WINCHESTER INVESTMENTS LLC

Mailing Address:
3161 OLSEN DR
SAN JOSE, CA 95117
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