Taylor Swift’s Historic Rhode Island Seafront Home

This historic oceanfront home is owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift. Dubbed “High Watch”, it sits on the highest point in Watch Hill, a historic district in Westerly, Rhode Island. It is situated on 5 acres of land and features 700 feet of shoreline with views of Little Narragansett Bay.

The colonial style home was built in 1930 for the wife of oil magnate George Grant Snowden. It was then sold in 1948 to Mr. William Hale Harkness, heir to the Standard Oil Company fortune.

Taylor Swift purchased the home in 2013 for $17.75 million.

The home features approximately 11,000 square feet of living space with 8 bedrooms, 10+ bathrooms, 8 fireplaces, 36′ long parlor, formal dining room, kitchen, 45′ long sunroom, lower level rec room with service kitchen, 5-car garage and more. Outdoor features include a gated entrance, terraces, swimming pool and a summer house.


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This is High Watch in Rhode Island, Taylor Swift’s seaside mansion.

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She reportedly paid for the mansion by wiring $17.75 million in cash to a realtor in 2013.

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Inside, Swift’s pad has over 11,000 square feet of space.

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The home has high ceilings and eight fireplaces.

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The dining room seats eight, and the kitchen comes with amenities like a Sub-Zero fridge.

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There are gorgeous views of Fishers Island Sound, Little Narragansett Bay, and the Watch Hill Lighthouse.

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… which are even more spectacular from the outdoor terrace.

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Thought to be “the highest point of direct waterfront land on the entire eastern seaboard,” the home sits on 5.23 acres of waterfront property.

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Source: Variety

And it opens on to 700 feet of sandy shoreline — a perfect location for A-list parties.

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