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The Real House From 'The Staircase' In Durham, NC Looks Scary Close To The Filming Set (PHOTOS)

1810 Cedar Street recenlty sold for $1.6 million.

​The exterior of the set for 'The Staircase'.

The exterior of the set for 'The Staircase'.

Georgia Contributing Writer

HBO's true crime series The Staircase chronicles the life and trial of Michael Peterson, following the gruesome and suspicious death of his second wife Kathleen.

Though the real staircase and scene of the crime can be found in Durham, North Carolina, production for the series took place entirely in the state of Georgia, with the majority of the production taking place in and around Atlanta.

A Georgia State University building was used to represent the Durham County Courthouse where the trial took place, and the Sheraton Hotel became a Holiday Inn circa 2011.

According to the state's official website, locations within the city were transformed to look like San Francisco, Los Angeles, Mexico, and of course, North Carolina where the Peterson family resided.

The outcome, however, looked eerily similar to the actual house where the infamous murder took place.

The real "murder house" has five bedrooms and six bathrooms and is located at 1810 Cedar Street in Durham, NC. It's a Colonial-style house with a white and brick exterior.

The 10,129 square feet estate was last purchased on August 10, 2020, for $1.6 million.

Though it sold below the asking price and was originally listed for $1.9 million, this was still a great increase from the $640,000 Peterson got for it back in 2004 during his financial troubles following the trial.

Today, the property's value has skyrocketed, and Zillow has estimated it is worth $3,231,000 as of July 2022.

Despite being filmed in another state, the production utilized Atlanta's quiet, residential neighborhoods during filming in order to replicate the wooded, sleepy vibe of the street on which the Petersons once lived.

  • Contributing Writer Maeve Browne (she/her) is a journalist living in her hometown Savannah, Georgia. Maeve is an award-winning reporter and expert on all things "Lowcountry." She has a knack for internet culture, food, wine and travel writing, as well as breaking news in Georgia's major cities. She has been freelancing for digital publications for seven years and was Narcity USA's first full-time Staff Writer.

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