Katie Holmes' Dawson's Creek home is on the auction block
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A house from a hit ’90s teen show is on the auction block for a pittance — but you’ll have to take it home with you. 

The Wilmington, North Carolina location where the popular teen series “Dawson’s Creek” was filmed is up for auction at a price of under $30,000. However, there is a significant condition attached to the sale – the buyer will need to relocate the house from the current 2.39-acre property.

Luther Bros Auction LLC has listed the three-bedroom, four-bathroom house that served as the residence of Joey Potter, played by Katie Holmes. Holmes rose to fame globally for her portrayal of Potter, who was the close companion and romantic interest of Dawson Leery, played by James Van Der Beek.

The groundbreaking series, which comprised 128 episodes and revolved around the struggles of adolescence, catapulted the careers of actors like Holmes, Van Der Beek, and Michelle Williams. Following its conclusion in 2003, the show was recognized for initiating a wave of teen-focused television programs, with productions such as “One Tree Hill” and “90210” counting themselves as successors to its legacy.

Luther told Port City Daily that the home’s appearance is still very consistent with its “Dawson’s Creek” days, with a few minor upgrades.

The auction ends on March 21. Buyers must pay cash and move the home within 30 days. Responsibility rests on the buyer to organize the move and finance the structure’s relocation. 

Auctioneer and realtor Chris Luther told the outlet that “the task was a little outside his lane.”

Luther told the paper he, along with the property’s owner, felt uncertain as to whether auctioning the house by itself would succeed. 

“The interest in the show and what the house is, and whose house it was on the show, with it being Katie Holmes, we said, ‘Well, you know what? There’s only one way to find out,’” Luther told Port City Daily. 

The home already has three bids, raising the initial bidding price of $25,000 to $29,000.

A member of the owner’s family lived at the property for some time, but eventually moved out. 

The home has been moved before — to the left side of the property. That was a few years ago.

The waterfront property on which the home sits is worth $854,000, according to county tax records. The two buildings on the property, including Potter’s former home, are valued at $1.16 million cumulatively.

Luther reported “pretty good” interest in the auction so far. There are three open houses left. 

“[This project] is just such an anomaly, honestly,” Luther told the Port City Daily. “If somebody wants to move it and make it an Airbnb and say ‘Come stay where Katie Holes stayed in Dawson’s Creek.’ Or, you know, somebody wants to move it out to a lot and live out of it — there’s a lot of uses for it.”

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