1119 Westchester Place


1119 Westchester Place
Continuity:	American Horror Story
Aliases:	Murder House 1119 Westchester Pl.
Category:	Residence
Continent:	North America
State:	California
County:	Los Angeles County
City:	Los Angeles
Residents:	Harmon family Harvey family Langdon family Montgomery family
1st appearance:	"Pilot"

1119 Westchester Place is a fictional haunted house and a major setting featured in the FX Network television series American Horror Story. Colloquially known as the "Murder House", it was the main setting in the first season of the show, which has also since become known as "Murder House".

Description[]

1119 Westchester Place is a classic Victorian-style mansion located in Los Angeles, California. It was built in 1922 by Charles Montgomery - a pioneer in reconstructive surgery who became known as the "Surgeon to the Stars". Charles built the house for his wife, Nora Montgomery.

History[]

Almost from the beginning, the mansion began to cultivate an atmosphere of despair and grotesqueness. Charles set up the basement of his home as a laboratory wherein he would perform abortions. One of the husbands of one of Charles' patients flew into a rage after discovering his child had been aborted. Exacting revenge, he kidnapped Charles and Nora's infant son, Thaddeus Montgomery, and dismembered him - sending the remains back to the family. Charles used his scientific know-how to piece the remains together and restore it to a mocking semblance of life. This creature became known as the Infantata and remained in the basement of the house long after Charles and Nora had passed on. ^[1]

In 1968, the house was let out to tennants who were college students, including two nursing students named Gladys and Maria. A man known as R. Franklin, came to the house on a rainy night, claiming that he had been injured in an accident. Maria let him into the house and offered to dress his wounds. R. Franklin, who was actually a serial killer, killed Maria's friend Gladys, then forced Maria to don a nurse's uniform. He then walked behind the couch and stabbed her repeatedly until she was dead. ^[2]

The house knew several residents in the intervening years including the Langdon family, the Harvey family, and later a homosexual couple named Chad Warwick and his lover Patrick. Following the deaths of Chad and Patrick, the house was sold to the Harmon family, and then the Miguel family.

Residents[]

Original residents[]

Interim residents[]

Modern residents[]

Later residents[]

Michael Winslow
Miguel Ramos
Ruby McDaniel
Scarlet Winslow
Stacy Ramos
Troy Winslow

Other characters[]

Countess Elizabeth - One-time visitor
Hayden McClaine - Killed on the estate
Marcy - Realtor
Moira O'Hara - Maid
Travis Wanderley - Killed on the estate

Appearance[]

External Links[]

References[]

[1] American Horror Story: Murder House

[2] American Horror Story: Home Invasion

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