From ‘Downton Abbey’ to ‘The Gilded Age’: 15 Lavish Real-Life Mansions From Hit Period Dramas
Published on June 10, 2025
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in LuxuryWhen Taylor Swift isn’t lighting up stadiums or sparking headlines with her professional football-playing boyfriend Travis Kelce, she’s orchestrating a real estate empire that rivals even the most seasoned property moguls. The Grammy-winning songstress, who achieved billionaire status in 2023, largely thanks to the immense success of her blockbuster Eras tour, has crafted an impressive portfolio of residences valued at over $150 million, from the bustling streets of Manhattan to sun-soaked Beverly Hills.
Much like her music, Swift’s homes are eclectic, polished, and unmistakably her. There’s the storied Rhode Island mansion that’s played host to her legendary Fourth of July parties—star-studded affairs attended by the likes of Emma Stone, Blake Lively, and Gigi Hadid—a sleek Nashville penthouse nodding to her country roots, and plenty more in between. Though she’s not known to have acquired any homes in the U.S. in a number of years, the Cruel Summer singer reportedly scooped up a home in London recently and has proven she’s equally as adept at navigating the world of ultra-luxury real estate as she is at conquering the charts. Let’s take a closer look at all the homes that anchor Swift’s glamorous yet grounded lifestyle.
Hendersonville Hideaway
Long before she filled stadiums and dominated the charts, Swift’s real estate journey began in Hendersonville, Tennessee, where her family relocated in 2003 to support her budding music career. In March 2004, they purchased a 6,800-square-foot waterfront home for $790,000. Set on over an acre along the Cumberland River, the spacious abode features four bedrooms and five bathrooms, offering serene views and quiet privacy just outside Nashville. Still owned by Swift’s parents, the property remains a sentimental cornerstone of her early years.
Nashville Condo
In 2009, Taylor Swift bought her first home, a $1.99 million penthouse in Nashville.
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At just 20 years old, Swift made her first real estate move with the purchase of a luxury penthouse condo in Nashville’s upscale Adelicia building. Picked up in 2009 for $1.99 million, the 4,100-square-foot Music City crash pad features three bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms, with soaring floor-to-ceiling windows offering panoramic views of Music Row. Swift personally designed the interiors in a whimsically girlie, shabby-chic-meets-Alice-in-Wonderland style.
Forest Hills Home
It was long before the crossover entertainer added another Southern gem to her real estate portfolio with the $2.5 million purchase of a stately Greek Revival estate in Nashville’s exclusive Forest Hills neighborhood in mid-2011. Set on six manicured acres, the 5,600-square-foot main residence includes four bedrooms and four and a half bathrooms, complemented by a 2,000-square-foot guesthouse. The elegant interiors feature vaulted ceilings, herringbone wood floors, and marble fireplaces. The grand estate, nicknamed Northumberland, is still owned by Swift and is where her mother Andrea resides.
Rhode Island Mansion
The singer’s $17.75 million Rhode Island mansion was once owned by Rebekah Harkness.
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Perched atop the highest point of Watch Hill, Swift’s sprawling Rhode Island estate is one of her most iconic purchases. Hoovered up in April 2013 for $17.75 million, the 11,700-square-foot mansion boasts seven bedrooms, nine bathrooms, eight fireplaces, and panoramic views of Block Island Sound and Montauk Point. The historic property was once home to eccentric heiress Rebekah Harkness, whom Swift immortalized in her 2020 track The Last Great American Dynasty. Known for hosting legendary Fourth of July parties at the estate, Swift is reportedly undertaking a $1.7 million expansion—a new bedroom suite, additional bathrooms, and a full kitchen renovation—solidifying the estate’s status as a coastal palace befitting pop royalty.
New York City Penthouses
Swift’s Tribeca holdings include two penthouses bought in 2014 for $19.95 million
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Swift’s Tribeca takeover began in 2014, when she purchased two adjacent penthouses from Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson for a combined $19.95 million. The penthouses—one about 5,900 square feet with seven bedrooms and five baths, the other roughly 2,400 square feet with three bedrooms and three-and-a-half baths—were seamlessly combined into a sprawling 10-bedroom, 10-bathroom duplex complete with a billiards room and sweeping staircase. In November 2017, Swift expanded her domain, purchasing a 3,500-square-foot, three-bedroom loft on the building’s second floor for $9.75 million from financier Jeremy Phillips.
Beverly Hills Estate
In 2015, Swift bought a historic Georgian Revival mansion in Beverly Hills for $25 million.
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Having already owned a couple of homes in L.A., in September 2015, Swift set her sights on a storied slice of Hollywood history: an 11,000-square-foot Georgian Revival estate in Beverly Hills formerly owned by legendary film producer Samuel Goldwyn. The $25 million mansion, built in 1934, comprises seven bedrooms and six bathrooms. Swift successfully petitioned the Beverly Hills City Council in 2017 to designate the home as a historic city landmark. Of the three Los Angeles homes Swift has owned over the years, this pedigreed residence stands as the crown jewel.
Tribeca Townhouse
In September 2017, Taylor Swift added a Tribeca trophy to her real estate portfolio, snapping up a historic townhouse for $18 million. The 5,148-square-foot, 27-foot-wide residence—once owned by disgraced French diplomat Dominique Strauss-Kahn—was purchased via Euro Tribeca LLC, a shell company tied to Swift’s longtime real estate attorney. Built in 1915 and masterfully renovated by architect Leopoldo Rosati, the three-story home features four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a gym, a spa with a steam bath, radiant-heated limestone floors, and a paparazzi-proof garage. A Japanese glass wall frames the planted terrace, ensuring privacy and serenity in the heart of downtown Manhattan.
For So Long, London
Rumor has it that in 2023, Swift quietly snapped up a £10 million (roughly $13 million) home in one of North London’s most exclusive enclaves. Swift is no stranger to U.K. real estate—she’s previously rented homes in the Cotswolds and famously shared a Primrose Hill townhouse with ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn. But this time, numerous unconfirmed reports say she’s officially pulled the trigger, turning her long-running love affair with the British capital into something a little more permanent. The spread, reportedly once owned by an English politician, is undergoing significant renovations, with planning documents hinting at a private compound that includes a swimming pool and an orangery.
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in LuxuryBillionaire Steve Schwarzman is unlocking the ornate, wrought-iron gates to his Neoclassical mansion in Newport, Rhode Island.
The Blackstone CEO, who currently ranks as the 30th richest man in the world with an estimated net worth of $43.9 billion, says he and his wife plan to open Miramar estate to the public following their deaths. “Christine and I intend to set Miramar up as a private museum at the time of our deaths for the benefit of the public in perpetuity,” he told Town & Country. “We are honored to have been able to do this for the community and contribute to Newport’s historic preservation.”
Located on tony Bellevue Avenue, Miramar represents all the glitz and glamor of the Gilded Age. Philadelphia architect Horace Trumbauer originally designed the extravagant abode for streetcar magnate George Dunton Widener and his wife, Eleanor in the early 1990s. George sadly died aboard RMS Titanic in 1912, before the home was completed in 1915. Eleanor later moved into Miramar with her second husband Alexander Hamilton Rice, Jr., and the couple lived there till the 1950s. The storied property changed hands a few times before former Goldman Sachs banker David B. Ford snapped it up for a record $17.15 million in 2006.
A view of the Miramar mansion in 1917.
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The Schwarzmans bought Miramar for $27 million in September 2021 in a deal brokered by Gustave White Sotheby’s agent David Huberman. The couple then treated the century-old pad to a meticulous, three-year renovation to restore it to its former glory. They have carefully curated period-correct art, such as paintings and portraits by Jean-Honoré Fragonard, John Singer Sargent, Vigée Le Brun, and Peter Lely. They have also sourced the finest antique furniture and decor. “In the great tradition of the Gilded Age of Newport and the Gilded Age of New York, they are really taking this seriously and trying to get the very best objects they can find to make this house sing,” Ian Wardropper, director of the Frick Collection in New York, told the magazine.
An interior view of Miramar mansion in 1917.
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Miramar and the rarities within will eventually be on show for all to appreciate. The museum, one of Schwarzman’s many philanthropic endeavors, will be run by a private foundation, with an endowment covering operation and upkeep costs.
An interior view of Miramar mansion in 1917.
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Miramar isn’t the only historic Newport mansion open to the public—Marble House and the Breakers also offer tours—but the city sounds as if it is ready to welcome another landmark. “Steve and Christine clearly have a love of preservation and that is a trait the people in this community share,” Trudy Coxe, CEO of the Preservation Society of Newport County, told Town & Country. “They know the value of our history and have amassed a remarkable, culturally significant collection. What is even more impressive is that the collection is housed at Miramar, an exceptional example of architecture that could be a museum in its own right.”
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in LuxuryThis historic oceanfront home is owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift. Dubbed “High Watch”, it sits on the highest point in Watch Hill, a historic district in Westerly, Rhode Island. It is situated on 5 acres of land and features 700 feet of shoreline with views of Little Narragansett Bay. The colonial style home was […] More
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