It is located along New Hampshire Route 1A near the southern border of the town of Rye, directly south of Jenness State Beach and north of Little Boar's Head (in the neighboring town of North Hampton).

It started out small and eventually reached four stories, with accommodations for 250 guests.

By 1865, it was operated by John Colby Philbrick and was known as the Philbrick Hotel—a visit by Admiral David Farragut caused the building to be coined "Farragut House"; it was town down in the mid-1970s.

[1][2] In 1874 and 1875, the Direct United States Cable Company's CS Faraday laid a transatlantic communications cable between Ballinskelligs, Ireland, and Rye Beach via Tor Bay, Nova Scotia, encompassing 3,104 miles (4,995 km).

[4] A New Hampshire historical marker, number 63 on New Hampshire Route 1A near Jenness State Beach, commemorates the communications station and nearby sunken forest.