{"id":18544,"date":"2025-01-14T19:42:25","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18544"},"modified":"2025-01-14T19:42:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T19:42:25","slug":"taylor-swift-expanding-17-75m-rhode-island-mansion-after-becoming-a-billionaire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=18544","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift expanding $17.75M Rhode Island mansion after becoming a billionaire"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift is celebrating\u00a0becoming a billionaire<\/a>\u00a0by expanding\u00a0her $17.75 million Rhode Island mansion<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contractors are planning on building an addition onto the pop star\u2019s oceanfront home in Westerly\u2019s Watch Hill neighborhood, according to a building permit\u00a0obtained by the Providence Journal<\/a>\u00a0Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The new wing will feature another bedroom and more bathrooms, and Swift\u2019s existing kitchen also will be getting a makeover.<\/p>\n

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Taylor Swift, seen here in 2023, is renovating her $17.75 million Rhode Island estate.GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A permit states that contractors are planning to build an addition onto the Watch Hill home.Richard Beetham \/ SplashNews.com<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>The new bedroom will be approximately 16 by 24 feet, but it was not specified how many bathrooms will be put in.<\/p>\n

The labor and materials for the project will set Swift back an estimated $1.7 million, according to the permit issued last month.<\/p>\n

The \u201cCruel Summer\u201d singer\u2019s 11,000-square-foot cliffside manor \u2014 dubbed High Watch or Holiday House \u2014\u00a0 is located a stone\u2019s throw away from the ritzy Ocean House resort and boasts 700 feet of private beachfront.<\/p>\n

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The new wing will feature another bedroom and new bathrooms.Richard Beetham \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Swift\u2019s existing kitchen will also get an update.Cj Gunther\/EPA \/ Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The project is expected to cost the singer, seen here in her Rhode Island backyard, about $1.7 million.gigihadid\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Swift\u2019s beachy escape already has eight bedrooms and 10 bathrooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The current eight-bedroom, 10-bathroom escape is situated on 5.23 acres featuring manicured gardens, a breathtaking patio and a spanning swimming pool.<\/p>\n

Swift, 35, reportedly paid for the house, which has eight cozy fireplaces, in all cash in 2013.<\/p>\n

The estate holds a special place in her heart and even inspired her 2020 song \u201cThe Last Great American Dynasty,\u201d which is about an American socialite\u00a0who once lived there, Rebekah Harkness.<\/p>\n

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Several of Swift\u2019s famous pals have visited the estate over the years.taylorswift\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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She has thrown her famous 4th of July parties at the home.taylorswift\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively were spotted vacationing there last August.taylorswift\/Instagram<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>\u201cHer name was\u00a0Rebekah Harkness. And she lived in\u00a0the house\u00a0that I ended up buying in\u00a0Rhode Island. That\u2019s how I learned about her,\u201d Swift\u00a0said in a Rolling Stone interview<\/a>\u00a0in 2020. \u201cBut she was a woman who was very, very talked about, and everything she did was scandalous. I found a connection in that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The beachy structure has also played backdrop to some of Swift\u2019s star-studded parties over the years.<\/p>\n

Last August, her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes were spotted\u00a0attending one of Swift\u2019s pool parties on the property<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Travis Kelce, seen here with Swift in 2024, was also seen enjoying the property\u2019s pool last summer.GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Other stars to visit the house include Selena Gomez and the Haim sisters.Taylor Swift\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Swift\u2019s song \u201cThe Last Great American Dynasty\u201d was inspired by the mansion\u2019s history.taylorswift\/Instagram
\n<\/span><\/span>The Grammy winner\u2019s besties\u00a0Gigi Hadid<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Blake Lively<\/a>, as well as their respective partners,\u00a0Bradley Cooper<\/a>\u00a0and Ryan Reynolds, also went to the summer fete.<\/p>\n

Hadid and Lively have been fixtures at Swift\u2019s New England shindigs, having been spotted at several of her famous 4th of July soir\u00e9es, dubbed \u201cTaymerica.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other stars Swift has hosted on Independence Day include\u00a0Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, Martha Hunt, Selena Gomez, the Haim sisters and more.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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