James Van Der Beek’s home in ‘Dawson’s Creek’ sells in real life for $2.73M

Nypost · May 06, 2026 · 459 words · By Mary K Jacob

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James Van Der Beek’s home in ‘Dawson’s Creek’ sells in real life for $2.73M It took a fictional Massachusetts town, six seasons of teen angst and 145 years of one family’s history to make 6424 Head Road one of the most recognizable addresses in American pop…

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The waterfront Wilmington, North Carolina property that generations of viewers knew as Dawson Leery’s house in “Dawson’s Creek” sold Monday for $2.73 million, roughly $520,000 below its October asking price of $3.25 million, according to Mansion Global.

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The home had been owned by the same family since it was built in 1880 and, remarkably, had never previously been listed before hitting the market in October 2025.

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Claim 1: “The four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Colonial sits on 1.7 acres overlooking Hewlett’s Creek”

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Multiple sources (Zillow, LandSearch, and a news report) confirm the property is a four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom Colonial on 1.7 acres overlooking Hewlett's Creek.

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Claim 2: “A home used as Joey Potter’s house in the series went to auction earlier this year for less than $30,000”

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Claim 3: “This is the second property connected to “Dawson’s Creek” to change hands in the past 18 months”

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Claim 4: “Listing agent Jill Sabourin of the Sabourin Homes Team at Coldwell Banker Sea Coast Advantage”

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Claim 5: “Interior scenes were shot on custom-built sets”

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No specific evidence was found in the provided search results regarding whether interior scenes were shot on custom-built sets versus the actual house.

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Claim 6: “had never previously been listed before hitting the market in October 2025”

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Trulia listing confirms the property was listed on Oct 12, 2025, and other sources state it was the first time it was sold outside the original family.

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Claim 7: “roughly $520,000 below its October asking price of $3.25 million, according to Mansion Global”

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Web search results confirm the house hit the market in October with an asking price of $3.25 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson's_Creek

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dawson Wade Leery is the titular protagonist from the WB television drama Dawson's Creek. He is introduced in the pilot and portrayed by James Van Der Beek in 122 episodes throughout the series' run, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson_Leery

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Josephine "Joey" Lynn Potter (born 1983) is a fictional character in the WB television drama Dawson's Creek, played by Katie Holmes. Joey is the only principal character to appear in all episodes of t…
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Claim 8: “The show starred the late James Van Der Beek, who died of cancer in February at 48”

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Multiple current web search results report that James Van Der Beek died of colon cancer in February at the age of 48.

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web search NEUTRAL — James David Van Der Beek was an American actor.Van Der Beek played the role of Reuben in his middle school production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.[3] At 15, he asked his mother to …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Van_Der_Beek

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web search NEUTRAL — James Van Der Beek, the actor best known for playing the lead in hit 90s teen drama Dawson’s Creek, has died. “Our beloved James David Van Der Beek passed peacefully this morning.
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/feb/11/james-v…

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web search NEUTRAL — James Van Der Beek, 48, dies of colon cancer.Actor James Van Der Beek died at the age of 48 on Wednesday, Feb. 11. The "Dawson's Creek" star's death comes less than three years after he was diagnosed …
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2026/02/…

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Claim 9: “The home had been owned by the same family since it was built in 1880”

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Multiple sources, including Zillow and a news report, confirm the property at 6424 Head Road was built in 1880 and was being sold outside its original family for the first time.

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Claim 10: “The show starred... Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson and Michelle Williams”

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Wikipedia and other sources confirm Katie Holmes, Joshua Jackson, and Michelle Williams starred in the series.

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web search NEUTRAL — The series started out starring James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery; Katie Holmes as his best friend and love interest, Joey Potter; Joshua Jackson as their friend Pacey Witter; and Michelle Williams a…
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web search NEUTRAL — Getty Images Dawson's Creek cast - pictured in 2000, Michelle Williams, James Van Der Beek, Joshua Jackson, Meredith Monroe, Kerr Smith and Katie Holmes (bottom) Getty Images. "The show was built arou…
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web search NEUTRAL — Brush up on your Dawson's Creek trivia, featuring Joshua Jackson, Katie Holmes, James Van Der Beek, Michelle Williams and many love triangles. Plus, see where the stars are now.
https://www.eonline.com/news/1418373/dawsons-creek-secrets-j…

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Claim 11: “Anyone who watched the WB drama between 1998 and 2003”

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Wikipedia and multiple web sources confirm the show aired on the WB network from 1998 to 2003.

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web search NEUTRAL — Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama television series about the lives of a close-knit group of friends in the fictional town of Capeside, Massachusetts, beginning in high school and continuing in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawson's_Creek

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web search NEUTRAL — Dawson’s Creek ran for six seasons on the WB Network between 1998 and 2003. James revealed he didn’t profit from any reruns or streaming deals that came afterwards. “There was no residual money,' he t…
https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/us-celebrity-news/heartbreaking…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Dawson’s Creek” aired on the now-defunct The WB from 1998 to 2003, following the high school and college dramas of friends in fictional Capeside, Massachusetts, including Dawson (James Van Der Beek),…
https://nypost.com/2024/06/10/entertainment/katie-holmes-was…

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Claim 12: “The waterfront Wilmington, North Carolina property that generations of viewers knew as Dawson Leery’s house in “Dawson’s Creek” sold Monday for $2.73 million”

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Multiple web search results confirm the house used as Dawson Leery's home in Wilmington, NC, sold for $2.73 million.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Certain American television events in 2026 have been scheduled. Events listed include television show debuts, finales, and cancellations; channel launches, closures, and rebrandings; stations changing…
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Claim 13: “Though the series was set in the fictional Cape Cod town of Capeside, nearly all exterior filming took place in Wilmington”

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Web search results confirm that filming for Dawson's Creek took place in Wilmington, NC, and that even scenes meant to be in Boston were filmed there.

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