A sprawling two-parcel compound at 6-8 Chapel Place in Watch Hill has sold for $11.1 million, a price tag that puts it among the priciest residential deals in the coastal Westerly village this year. The property sits roughly 0.2 miles from Taylor Swift's Rhode Island mansion, according to the seed facts behind this report, a detail that has helped draw outside attention to the quiet corner of town.
The sale closes out a long chapter for the property, which had been held by the same family for decades, according to The Westerly Sun, which reported that town records showed the parcels had been in the Phelps family for decades. Newport Buzz put an even finer point on the timeline, reporting that the deal ends more than 90 years of ownership by the same family. Neither the buyer nor the seller was named in the Westerly Sun's report, and Providence Business News reported that Mott & Chace Sotheby's International Realty represented the sellers in the transaction.
Two Parcels, Three Structures
The compound comprises two parcels. One, just 0.66 acres, holds an 1870 carriage house with three bedrooms and two bathrooms, the station's report notes. The adjacent parcel, just under two acres, contains a four-bedroom main house along with a separate one-bedroom gate house and garage, per the same account.
The total acreage of the property is described differently across sources: the seed facts behind this report put the estate at 2.4 acres, while the Westerly Sun's coverage puts the combined parcels at 2.6 acres. That discrepancy remains unresolved in the available reporting.
Who Brokered the Deal
Donna Krueger-Simmons of Mott & Chace Sotheby's International represented the seller, whose identity was not disclosed, the article notes. Dottie Nigrelli, a broker associate with Residential Properties, represented the undisclosed buyer in the transaction.
Reports differ on how the sale ranks historically. The Westerly Sun's report said Statewide MLS data identified the $11.1 million deal as the highest single-family home sale in Westerly since January 2025. But Providence Business News previously reported that a different Westerly home, an oceanfront property known as Sandcastle at 8 Manatuck Ave., sold for $11.75 million on January 30, 2025, which that report called the town's highest sale since November 2023. The evidence available does not reconcile the two accounts or explain whether they use different scopes or criteria.
A Busy Stretch for Watch Hill Real Estate
The Chapel Place sale adds to a string of notable transactions in the small coastal village this year. In September, a waterfront home at 5 Pasadena Ave. in Watch Hill sold for $3.52 million, which Providence Business News reported was the third-highest single-family sale in Watch Hill so far that year, citing Rhode Island Statewide Multiple Listing Service data. In August, a beachfront condominium in Watch Hill sold for $2.075 million, which the Westerly Sun described as the second-highest sale in Washington County so far that year according to State-Wide MLS data.
Residents curious about the property's history can search Westerly land records directly. The Town of Westerly says land records filed in the Town Clerk's Office can be searched from 1850 to the present, with document images available from 1909 onward, covering deeds, mortgages, liens and releases tied to property in town. Assessor and tax records for Westerly properties are also available through the Town of Westerly's online tax information page.
