In 2013, singer Taylor Swift showed up in Rhode Island with $17.7MM in cash and purchased a summer home called High Watch. Then, she wrote a song about it (see: “the last great american dynasty”). This is the real history behind Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island home.
Episode Source Material:
- Holiday House (Watch Hill)
- The Outrageous Life of Rebekah Harkness, Taylor Swift’s High-Society Muse
- The story of Rebekah Harkness is way more complicated than Taylor Swift lets on
- Who is Rebekah Harkness and Why is She the Star of Taylor Swift's 'The Last Great American Dynasty'?
- Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill, RI
- Taylor Swift's new album tells a tale about a St. Louis-born oil heiress
- Clambakes and superior sunbaking at Rhode island's historic beach hangout.
- 'IS THERE A CHIC WAY TO GO?'
- A LIFE OF FLAMBOYANT DESPERATION
- REBEKAH WEST HARKNESS, 67, PATRON OF DANCE AND MEDICINE (Published 1982)
- Jolfrey Ballet Cuts 2‐Year Tie With Rebekah Harkness Fund; Leader of Troupe Rejects ‘Ultimatum’ to Name It After Foundation and ‘Vague Assurances’on Control (Published 1964)
- William Harkness Marries Mrs. Pierce
- Harkness, Rebekah West
- Standard Oil
- Who Is Rebekah Harkness, Star of Taylor Swift's 'The Last Great American Dynasty'?
- Joffrey Ballet
- The Last Great American Hideaway: A Brief History of Taylor Swift's Rhode Island Feud
- Taylor Swift's Homes All Over the US Valued at More Than $81 Million
- Watch Hill, Rhode Island
- WATCH HILL TO POINT JUDITH: 20 MILES OF SUMMER FUN (Published 1981)
- Taylor Swift House on the Hill | Watch Hill, RI - Rhode Island
- Folklore (Taylor Swift album)