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Oceanfront Cape Cod Home w/ Porch, Yard + Grill! Swift likens her own star-studded parties to the bevy of famous composers and dancers that once frequented the Holiday House in Harkness’ days. According to Rhode Island Monthly, the couple bought the coastal property soon after wedding, and they became known for their (as Swift points out herself) “tasteful if a little loud” soirees. And so, Harkness, in turn, turned her back on them. / week, £1,484

While Swift’s song is clearly about the gilded-age heiress, it’s undeniable that the lyrics draw a subtle comparison between herself and Rebekah Harkness in the song.

And since celebrity homes are in our blood, especially when they come with their own backstory, we just had to do our due diligence and look up Taylor Swift’s house (and the story behind it), and boy, is it a good one.

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Beachfront Family Apt. Private Agawam Studio 3 Miles to MGM Springfield! / week, £1,045 In the song, Swift paints Harkness as a misunderstood hero, calling into question the dismissals of her as a "mad woman" and instead questioning the "men with bad habits," and even aligning herself with Harkness when she changes the chorus from "she had a marvelous time ruining everything" to "I had a marvelous time ruining everything" in the song's last verse. Rest assured, we’re here to help with questions about your plans. This site uses cookies to improve your experience, to enhance site security and to show you personalised advertising. Holiday House is one of Taylor Swift’s many homes, and it encompasses 11,000 square feet and sits on 5.23 acres. This is the total cost of the stay for the dates and number of guests that you entered.

Bicycles available, Shared outdoor pool (unheated), £1,844 But imagine our surprise when we heard that one of the songs on the album is a reference to the Grammy winner’s house in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. You will only receive one email/week, by Georgie Mihaila October 22, 2020, 10:46 pm, by Ioana Neamt October 14, 2020, 5:13 pm, by Ioana Neamt October 5, 2020, 3:41 pm, by Georgie Mihaila September 26, 2020, 2:22 pm, by Ioana Neamt September 25, 2020, 10:49 am, by Georgie Mihaila September 21, 2020, 5:29 pm. Image credit: Pricey Pads Back in 2013, Taylor Swift paid a whopping $17.75 million for the 8-bedroom mansion — along with 700 feet of shoreline — in Rhode Island.

See the details for this home, contact the owner, pay for your trip and more! This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. More filters The property spans 5.23 acres and is said to be “the highest point of direct waterfront land on the entire eastern seaboard.”. Comfortable & Clean, Secluded, Near Gull Pond. / week, £1,230 / week, £1,170

In her day, Harkness was as much of a media darling as Swift is now, and often the target of unfavorable headlines and press coverage. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Shop Everything in This Colorful Family Home, Here's How to Turn Napkins Into Christmas Trees, A Dated '90s Kitchen Becomes an Inviting Hangout, How Mountains Inspired This Home’s Great Room, Inside the House From “The Queen's Gambit", These DIY Christmas-Themed Lollipops Are SO Cute, Pillow Shams Will Make Your Bed Look Amazing, Kim Kardashian West Shows Off Her Halloween Decor. One of Flagler’s former homes is now the Flagler Museum in Palm Beach, Florida, a Gilded Age-era historic house museum that consists of 75 rooms, and it’s definitely a feast for the eyes. Mary Elizabeth Andriotis is a home decor and culture writer based in New York. by Georgie Mihaila July 27, 2020, 4:42 pm in Celebrity cribs. Shared outdoor pool (unheated), £2,636

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/ week, £510 The "Enter your email address" field must contain a valid email address. It's not the only gorgeous house in the Harkness family, either: William Hale Harkness’ grandfather’s younger half-brother was Henry Morrison Flagler, who, along with John D. Rockefeller, founded Standard Oil. For help making a booking call our dedicated Reservations team on: This is the estimated nightly price based on a weekly stay. / week, £3,182 Historic reports of Rebekah Harkness's life align with Swift's recollection of her as a "misfit widow"—she apparently had a strained relationship with many of her neighbors, who didn't look fondly on antics like cleaning a pool with champagne or dyeing a neighbor's cat green, both references in the song and, according to Blue Blood, Craig Unger's book about Rebekah Harkness, true stories. in Hawk's Nest Beach! Image credit: Cara Delevigne / Instagram, Design Trends that Add Extra Flair to Your Fancy Home, Here’s the Estate that Served as Inspiration for “The Great Gatsby’s” Opulent House in the 2013 Movie, Check Out Drake’s House in Toronto, the Mansion in ‘Toosie Slide’, Where Does Lady Gaga Live? We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. (2), Match: / week, £753 It’s like an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel come to life. / week, £1,750 / week, £1,188

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/ week, £7,480 / week, £5,265 Quaint Pocasset Cottage, 1.8 Miles to Beach! Beach! Niantic Getaway w/Water Views - Walk to Beach. But before all this, Swift also mentions another, more humble house that she imagines Rebekah Harkness lived in before her marriage to Bill—"Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis,” which ties back to Harkness’s upbringing in the Missouri city and alludes to a more complicated past. Send yourself an email so you can come back to book this property. After Harkness’ husband died in 1954, historians say that the socialite “got more and more eccentric”. Southold Cottage w/Deck+Grill - Walk to Beach. This price is an estimate based on the latest rate information available to us. / week, £2,777 Swift purchased the Watch Hill, Rhode Island, house for $17.75 million (in cash, no less) back in 2013, and has since held numerous—very Instagrammed—Fourth of July parties there. Owner fees of {FEE} per stay may apply. Taylor Swift’s new album, Folklore, was released today, and we’re obsessing over one song in particular that tells the story of the former owners of Swift's Rhode Island home, known as Holiday House. For anyone not intimately familiar with the life of Betty Harkness, it's the bridge of the song that will likely clue you in that this is the true story of the people who lived in what is now Swift’s very own house: "Holiday House sat quietly on that beach / Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits / And then it was bought by me.". Image credit: Pricey Pads, Betty Harkness, the previous owner of Taylor Swift’s house in Rhode Island. / week, 1 of 2 match: Prices for this home are unknown, please contact the advertiser to confirm the price. Society, however, was quick to cast out the socialite-turned-widow who already had a reputation for being a bit eccentric. The song, titled “The Last Great American Dynasty,” is based on the lives of Rebekah West Harkness (known as "Betty"), a composer and philanthropist who founded Harkness Ballet, and her husband, William Hale “Bill” Harkness, whose family founded Standard Oil. About the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19).

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In your inbox, every week, Don't worry, we hate spam too. NEW! As for the interiors of Holiday House now that the singer owns it, we imagine it’s similar to the whimsical aesthetic seen in Swift's many other homes, like her Nashville, Tennessee, house that’s on full display in her Netflix documentary, Miss Americana. The "Enter your email address" field must contain a valid email address.

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Anecdotes of the lavish lives of the Harknesses emerge in lyrics like “losing on card game bets with Dalí.” This connection is hardly imagined, either: upon Rebekah Harkness’s death, her ashes were put in a $250,000 urn that Salvador Dalí himself designed. It was built in 1930 and features approximately eight bedrooms, 10.5 bathrooms, and a stunning waterfront view. Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever, Flew in all her B*tch Pack friends from the city, Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names. The Enter your email address field is required. / week, £2,582 Swift’s song highlights some of the most outrageous antics the heiress was known for, which included filling up her pool with Dom Pérignon, dyeing one of her pets green, and having a relationship with Salvador Dali (himself known as one of the most eccentric artists in modern history).

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