<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> 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>
where is the house used in dark shadows
where is the house used in dark shadows
near the town of Collinsport , Maine
near the town of Collinsport , Maine