A Rare Coastal Opportunity

Positioned on New Hampshire's most exclusive peninsula, 23 Straw's Point offers sweeping Atlantic views and 150 years of coastal heritage. Few addresses in New England command such prestige and natural beauty.

About Straw's Point

This private peninsula in Rye, New Hampshire, represents one of the Seacoast's most coveted residential enclaves. New Hampshire's brief 18-mile coastline creates natural scarcity, making coastal properties here exceptionally rare. Located just minutes from historic Portsmouth and an hour north of Boston, Straw's Point offers direct access to both coastal tranquility and metropolitan sophistication.

Historic Prestige: Named for Governor Ezekiel A. Straw, who established his summer retreat here in the 1870s, Straw's Point has remained New Hampshire's most distinguished coastal address for generations. What began as one governor's vision became the template for refined New England coastal living—a tradition of quiet sophistication that continues today.

The Community Design: Properties are thoughtfully arranged around a central Green—a design reminiscent of New England's finest village commons. This unique layout creates both privacy and community atmosphere.

The Home Known as Windlestrae

Built in the late 1800s, this residence carries a distinctive name with both linguistic charm and literary resonance. When English professor Gordon Milne purchased the property in 1972, he christened it Windlestrae. In the Scots tongue, the word signifies a bundle of tall, slender, dried grasses or straw, a term that surfaces in the works of Sir Walter Scott.

The choice was both poetic and fitting. It echoed the Straw family, who gave their name to the peninsula; it evoked the coastal sea grasses that bend and shimmer in the ocean winds; and it reflected Milne’s own love of literature and language. With this single word, he bound together the landscape, the history of place, and the literary tradition that shaped his life. Windlestrae is thus more than a name, t is a meditation on Straw’s Point itself, where heritage, nature, and story converge.

The Setting

Prime Peninsula Position:

• Situated on New Hampshire's exclusive Straw's Point peninsula

• Commanding ocean views extending to the historic Isles of Shoals

• Adjacent to Rye Harbor State Park ensuring permanent open space

• Elevated position with dramatic ocean vistas and year-round coastal beauty

Natural Beauty:This elevated property showcases the dramatic character of New Hampshire's rocky coastline. The expansive, unobstructed views provide a front-row seat to the Atlantic's ever-changing moods.

The Opportunity

The historic home offers flexibility for buyers who want to renovate thoughtfully or build their dream coastal estate. Properties on Straw's Point rarely come to market—only a handful have been offered publicly in recent years.

Your Coastal Legacy

Whether you're seeking a sophisticated renovation project or the foundation for a custom coastal masterpiece, this property offers the canvas for something truly special. The combination of historic significance, architectural potential, and irreplaceable ocean views makes this a unique opportunity.

For those who understand that the finest coastal properties are defined by their irreplaceable position in New England's maritime heritage, Straw's Point awaits.

Where New Hampshire's coastline reaches its finest expression.