Why She Never Stopped Building

Description: A widow spent decades adding rooms to one California house, and the story of why turned out to be wrong.
Every frame of this animation is drawn in code.

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Sources:
KQED, After 100 Years, the Mysteries of the Winchester House Endure: https://www.kqed.org/news/11963206/after-100-years-the-mysteries-of-the-winchester-house-endure
99% Invisible, Mystery House: https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/mystery-house/
The Saturday Evening Post, Sarah Winchester and Her Mystery House (2026): https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2026/07/sarah-winchester-and-her-mystery-house/
7x7, The Top 10 Lies About the Winchester Mystery House: https://www.7x7.com/the-top-10-lies-about-the-winchester-mystery-house-1786563456.html
HistoryNet, review of Mary Jo Ignoffo's Captive of the Labyrinth: https://www.historynet.com/?p=13729558

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