<P> Since its construction in 1884 , the property and mansion were claimed by many to be haunted by the ghosts of those killed with Winchester rifles . Under Winchester 's day - to - day guidance , its `` from - the - ground - up '' construction proceeded around the clock , by some accounts , without interruption , until her death on September 5 , 1922 , at which time work immediately ceased . Sarah Winchester 's biographer , however , says that Winchester `` routinely dismissed workers for months at a time ' to take such rest as I might ' '' and notes that `` this flies in the face of claims by today 's Mystery House proprietors that work at the ranch was ceaseless for thirty - eight years . '' </P>
<P> Since its construction in 1884 , the property and mansion were claimed by many to be haunted by the ghosts of those killed with Winchester rifles . Under Winchester 's day - to - day guidance , its `` from - the - ground - up '' construction proceeded around the clock , by some accounts , without interruption , until her death on September 5 , 1922 , at which time work immediately ceased . Sarah Winchester 's biographer , however , says that Winchester `` routinely dismissed workers for months at a time ' to take such rest as I might ' '' and notes that `` this flies in the face of claims by today 's Mystery House proprietors that work at the ranch was ceaseless for thirty - eight years . '' </P>
when did they stop building on the winchester house
when did they stop building on the winchester house
September 5 , 1922
September 5 , 1922