Staircase Mystery
Although not a true mystery the staircase rouses curiosity.
Staircase mystery. The saga is packed with twists turns exposed secrets colorful characters and conflicting theories. Our website is committed to providing readers and collectors of mysteries thrillers suspense and crime novels with the best and most current information about their favorite authors books and series. There are no central column or support beams and it appears that all the weight is self supported at the base. The craftsman did not use nails or glue.
It has been the subject of legend and the circumstances surrounding its construction and its builder were considered miraculous by the sisters of loretto. It s even got a killer owl. In chesterfield new hampshire a set of stairs in the woods has earned a legendary reputation. The peterson killing sometimes referred to as the staircase murder is a true crime buff s deliciously dark dream come terribly and terrifically true.
The sisters of loretto credited st. Investigators said there was far too much blood for a fall down the stairs and another woman peterson knew was also was found dead at the bottom of a staircase. During the 1920s a parisian music hall singer madame antoinette sherri built her castle in the woods of chesterfield to serve as a summer retreat. Joseph with its construction.
What makes this chapel different from all others is that the subject of the. Published on april 22 2019. Staircase three mysteries surround the spiral staircase in the loretto chapel. The loretto chapel in santa fe new mexico usa is a former roman catholic church that is now used as a museum and a wedding chapel.
The identity of its builder the type of wood used and the physics of its construction. However the wood has now been identified as spruce but which of the ten spruce species in north america remains a mystery. Additionally there were no railings. Another mystery is the construction of the loretto staircase itself.
A mystery of over 130 years and attracting around 250 000 visitors every year. The wood used in the construction of the loretto staircase has been a subject of contention for years now. What holds it up. Welcome to the hidden staircase mystery books your gateway to the best mystery on the internet.
Well there is a story behind it. It is known for its unusual helix shaped spiral staircase. When the loretto chapel was completed in 1878 there was no way to access the choir loft twenty two feet above. As to the mystery of the origin of the wood used in the construction of the staircase cook theorizes that it was imported from france indeed the entire staircase may have been built start to finish in france and shipped intact to america.