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Megan Willett-Wei and Eve Crosbie
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- Taylor Swift has owned a colonial-style mansion in Watch Hill, Rhode Island since 2013.
- The pop star reportedly paid $17.75 million in cash for the home which was originally built in 1904.
- It has plenty of room for parties and even inspired her song "The Last Great American Dynasty."
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Since 2013, Taylor Swift has owned a $17.75 million Rhode Island mansion, and according to reports, Swift hosted a party at the property last Saturday — her first in quite some time.
With12,000 square feet, eight bedrooms, eight fireplaces, and a pool, the seaside home, which Swiftreportedly paid for in cash, has plenty of room for parties.
Photos show several of Swift's celebrity friends partying last weekend as she takes a break from her Eras Tour, including Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, and Swift's boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Swift is known for putting the property to good use over the last decade. The lavish home has been the site of many of Swift's parties over the years, including her memorable Fourth of July blowouts.
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The home,formerly known as Holiday House, was built in 1904. It sits on the highest point in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, and features 700 feet of shoreline and views of Little Narragansett Bay, according to the real-estate site Zillow.
Swift even wrote the song "The Last Great American Dynasty" for her 2020 album "Folklore" about the home's former owner, Rebekah Harkness.
"I got the house when I was in my early 20s as a place for my family to congregate and be together," Swift told Entertainment Weekly, saying that she learned about Harkness "as soon as I was being walked through [her former Rhode Island] home."
Here's everything to know about Swift's party house, which now has an assessed value of $20,434,100.
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Taylor Swift's seaside mansion is known as High Watch.
The home was formerly named Holiday House but is locally known as the Harkness House, according to Vulture.
Swift reportedly paid for the mansion by wiring $17.75 million in cash to a realtor in 2013.
Source: TMZ
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In 2016, Swift grabbed headlines when she hosted a wild Fourth of July party that included a massive inflatable slide in her backyard.
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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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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.
Source: Variety
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And it opens on to 700 feet of sandy shoreline — a perfect location for A-list parties.
Swift and her friends were photographed taking a dip at her 2016 Fourth of July party.
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At one point, model Gigi Hadid and model-actress Cara Delevingne posed with Swift on the sprawling grass of her property.
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Delevingne and others took to Instagram to show the fun they were having.
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Swift could also be seen giving one of her guests a tour of the sprawling grounds.
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Swift has also hosted other famous love interests at the property. In 2016, Tom Hiddleston made headlines after joining in on the fun.
The Marvel actor was photographed by paparazzi taking a swim in a t-shirt emblazoned with "I <3 TS."
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In 2023, Swift made the annual Fourth of July party a girls only affair, writing on Instagram: "Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies."
Ironically, she ended the post "See you tonight Kansas Cityyy" as she was playing Arrowhead Stadium for her blockbuster Eras Tour — the concert which her future boyfriend, Travis Kelce, attended and set into motion his plan of wooing her.
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Swift skipped a Fourth of July party in 2024 as she was touring. However, she and close friends did descend on the Rhode Island property for a party in late August.
Swift held a star-studded pool party on August 24, according to Page Six.
In photos obtained by the outlet, Swift could be seen with her Kansas City Chiefs tight-end boyfriend and his teammate, Patrick Mahomes, his wife, and one of their two children.
Kelce's sister-in-law, Kylie Kelce, and niece were also spotted on the mansion's balcony, per photos obtained by the Daily Mail.
It was also reported by the outlet Bradley Cooper and his 7-year old daughter were also there, meaning that this party was a much more family affair than previous ones.
Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, were also reported to be at the property. TheNew York Post speculatedthat the party had been thrown to celebrate Lively's 37th birthday, which fell on August 25.
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