Up for discussion is the page below regarding the "Door to Nowhere". I hardly think a door like this was installed on purpose. This oddity may be the result of post-1906 earthquake repairs, or altered to appear as a door to reenforce the spooky-kooky stories of legend and lore.
All of the photos available show this part of the house with trees obscuring the full view. I believe the earthquake or subsequent repairs modifications, all may have played a part to include this
watch-that-first-step door opening for tourists' photo-ops.
All of the stained glass and beveled crystal windows were thought to be from Tiffany's. During the 2010s when refurbishing an unfinished dining room, the envelope below was found inside a wall. Clear evidence the windows were purchased from the Pacific American Decorative Company in San Francisco.
A great ariel view showing the entire mansion and surrounding farmland. I would date this around 1930. The front of the mansion faces East, to the right.
The road on the right was the Los Gatos-San Jose Road, now known as Winchester Boulevard. What would become Stevens Creek Blvd can be partially seen in the upper right.
The W.F. Hargis residence, 1867. The original farm house long before Sarah Winchester, et al moved to California.
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