Swift, in turn, scooped up Harkness' "Holiday House" in 2013 for around $17 million. Anyone still playing 2020 bingo check off "Taylor Swift writes a song to appease the ghost of an oil tycoon's ...

First, a brief biography: Born Rebekah Semple West in St. Louis in 1915, Harkness was a divorcée whose second marriage was to Standard Oil heir William Hale Harkness. The two purchased a mansion in ...

Taylor Swift and Rebekah Harkness. Getty Images (2) Taylor Swift’s connection to Rebekah Harkness has made headlines ever since her 2020 song “The Last Great American Dynasty.” And in honor ...

Swift bought her “Holiday House” in 2013 for $17 million. The Harkness couple purchased a waterfront mansion in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, which the two nicknamed the “Holiday House.” ...

In 2013, Taylor Swift bought Harkness’ former home — Holiday House — in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. ... “Fifty years is a long time/Holiday House sat quietly on that beach,” she adds.