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Rebekah West Harkness (née Semple West; [1] April 17, 1915 – June 17, 1982) also known as Betty Harkness, was an American composer, socialite, sculptor, dance patron, and philanthropist who founded the Harkness Ballet. In 1947, she married William Hale "Bill" Harkness, an attorney and heir to the Standard Oil fortune of William L. Harkness ...
The Last Great American Dynasty. " The Last Great American Dynasty " is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020). The life of the American socialite Rebekah Harkness, who once lived in Swift's Rhode Island mansion, inspired her to write the song. The lyrics recall Harkness's inherited ...
High Watch, formerly named Holiday House but locally known as the Harkness House, is an 11,000 square feet (1,000 m 2) home situated in Watch Hill, a historic district in Westerly, Rhode Island. The most expensive private home in Rhode Island, [2] High Watch has been owned by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift since 2013 and is a subject ...
Charlotte F. Dailey (December 19, 1842 – May 14, 1914) was an American editor and exposition official. [1] She compiled the Rhode Island woman's directory, organized the correspondence of Sarah Helen Whitman, and assisted in the editing of Edgar Allan Poe's writings and the preparation of his biography.
Hammersmith Farm. Coordinates: 41.469109°N 71.346062°W. Entrance to Main house of Hammersmith Farm in October, 1989. Hammersmith Farm is a Victorian mansion and estate located at 225 Harrison Avenue in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. It was a childhood home of First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, and the site of the reception for her ...
Rhode Island Colony period: 1636–1776. The original 1636 deed to Providence, signed by Chief Canonicus. In 1636, Roger Williams settled on land granted to him by the Narragansett tribe at the tip of Narragansett Bay after being banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious views. He called the site "Providence Plantations" and ...
Zeuxis Selecting Models for His Painting of Helen of Troy (c. 1778), oil on canvas, dimensions unknown, Annmary Brown Memorial Library, Brown University, Rhode Island The Judgment of Paris ( c. 1781 ), oil on canvas, 80 x 100.9 cm., Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
Designated NHLDCP. December 8, 1972. The Breakers is a Gilded Age mansion located at 44 Ochre Point Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island, US. It was built between 1893 and 1895 as a summer residence for Cornelius Vanderbilt II, a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family. The 70-room mansion, with a gross area of 138,300 square feet (12,850 m 2) and ...