The Haunted Collingwood Arts Center
In this installment, Sarah Chelten talks some more about our experiences at the Collingwood Arts Center.
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The Cells at the Collingwood Arts Center
I’ve been all over the Collingwood Arts Center, from top to bottom, but this area of the building will forever be the one spot to always put me on edge. Ghosthunters have nicknamed this area “the Cells.” It is a small, narrow hallway with a handful of small rooms, each one barely big enough to…
Frightening Paranormal Encounter At The Collingwood Arts Center
During the 2nd annual Paranormal Toledo convention, we encountered something that has forever changed the lives and perceptions of everyone in Haunted Toledo. Many paranormal investigators know something malevolent lurks the basement complex of the Collingwood Arts Center. We’ve all heard the tales and some have their own stories to tell concerning this entity. For…
The Piano Room at the Collingwood Arts Center
The claims surrounding this area, which has been dubbed “the piano room” by ghosthunters, is one of those lesser known legends of Collingwood. As the story goes, passers-by often report hearing the sounds of piano music coming from this room. Many think nothing of it, as it is a semi-public space that anyone can enter….
Haunted Toledo’s Terrifying Encounter At The Collingwood Arts Center
The Paranormal Toledo convention at the Collingwood Arts Center in September of 2017 left a long-lasting impression on many who attended. Some more than most, actually. The Collingwood Arts Center is, perhaps, the most haunted building in northwest Ohio. Everyone who has spent any time hunting the legends of Collingwood has generally ended up walking…
The Gerber House at the Collingwood Arts Center
The Gerber House is the oldest part of the Collingwood complex and the original building to sit on the property. Originally built as a home for the Gerber family, the property was acquired by the Ursuline Order and upon which the rest of the Arts Center was added. It is inside this part of the…
Room 218 at the Collingwood Arts Center
The legend of another phantom nun at Collingwood can be found in, or near, Room 218 on the second floor. Back when the building had been turned into an artist’s collective, a resident of room 218 claimed to have witnessed the phantom of a nun seated by the heater and looking out the window at…
The First-Floor Bathroom at the Collingwood Arts Center
The Collingwood Arts Center is filled with many claims of paranormal activity throughout the building. Many of these stories are well-known, and some are not. This is one of those that is not as widely known. The first-floor bathroom of the Arts Center is said to be visited by the spirit of a young girl…
The Nelson Theatre at the Collingwood Arts Center
The Nelson Theatre is the centerpiece of the Collingwood Arts Center and it is in this theater where many have said to glimpse the spirit of a nun, seated in one of the many theater rows. Before it was a center for the performing arts, Collingwood was an all-girls school and convent operated by the…
The Gerber Basement at the Collingwood Arts Center
The labyrinthe-like basement of the Collingwood Arts Center runs beneath the entire building complex, but only part of it is known as the Gerber basement. The Gerber basement sits beneath the Gerber House, the oldest part of the Arts Center. It is in this basement that many have encountered the most notorious phantom that is…