<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article does not cite any sources . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2012) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> Collinwood Mansion is a house featured in the Gothic horror soap opera Dark Shadows (1966--1971). Built in 1795 by Joshua Collins, Collinwood has been home to the Collins family--and other sometimes unwelcome supernatural visitors--since its inception . The house is located near the town of Collinsport, Maine, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean . Almost every resident of the town is too scared to even drive by the house due to rumors and legends . The house has more than 40 rooms, most of which are closed off due to lack of inhabitants and financial reasons, and more than a few secret passageways, including a room that is a gateway to a parallel timeline, a stairway through time, and one room that appears to be a playroom to some, and nothing more than a linen closet to others . Most of the household activity is centered in the drawing room and foyer and sometimes the kitchen, dining room, and study . Collinwood has, throughout its history, seemed to upset and anger its inhabitants and anyone else who is unfortunate enough to step over the threshold and through the enormous oak front doors . It has been the scene of much death, random violence, and other such misfortune . Most local people find it easier to just avoid it and the Collins family altogether . </P> <P> The house had three main sections to it--the central area that was still in use, and an east wing and west wing that were generally closed off and unused . The following rooms appeared on - screen throughout the run of the original series: </P>

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