28. TAYLOR SWIFT: The Story of Her Rhode Island Home

<p>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. </p><p><i>Episode Source Material: </i></p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday_House_(Watch_Hill)">Holiday House (Watch Hill)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/the-outrageous-life-of-rebekah-harkness-taylor-swifts-high-society-muse">The Outrageous Life of Rebekah Harkness, Taylor Swift’s High-Society Muse</a></li><li><a href="https://www.stlmag.com/culture/music/the-last-great-american-dynasty-rebekah-harkness/">The story of Rebekah Harkness is way more complicated than Taylor Swift lets on</a></li><li><a href="https://www.stlouis.style/throwback-thursday/who-is-rebekah-harkness-and-why-is-she-the-star-of-taylor-swifts-the-last-great-american-dynasty/">Who is Rebekah Harkness and Why is She the Star of Taylor Swift's 'The Last Great American Dynasty'?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/rebekah-harkness-the-scorned-socialite-of-watch-hill-r-i/">Rebekah Harkness, the Scorned Socialite of Watch Hill, RI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/music/kevin-johnson/taylor-swifts-new-album-tells-a-tale-about-a-st-louis-born-oil-heiress/article_72b9900f-d501-52d6-a74d-db015ddbf7c2.html">Taylor Swift's new album tells a tale about a St. Louis-born oil heiress</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mrandmrsamos.com/ocean-house/">Clambakes and superior sunbaking at Rhode island's historic beach hangout.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/books/is-there-a-chic-way-to-go.html">'IS THERE A CHIC WAY TO GO?'</a></li><li><a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-05-08-8803150339-story.html">A LIFE OF FLAMBOYANT DESPERATION</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1982/06/19/obituaries/rebekah-west-harkness-67-patron-of-dance-and-medicine.html">REBEKAH