The Faulkner house was originally built for Ephraim Jones (1679–1710), the founder in 1702 of an early textile business and other mills that formed the nucleus of the present town of Acton.

As Paul Revere rode to raise alarm on April 18, 1775, he found that he would need more riders to continue the message.

Prescott, after informing Captain Joseph Robbins, Isaac Davis, and Deacon Simon Hunt of the news, went to South Acton and then to the Faulkner house.

[citation needed] Upon receiving the news, Major Francis Faulkner fired off three shots, the signal alarm, and soon the militia of Acton had assembled at the house.

Exchange Hall is another historic property in South Acton that is in close proximity to both Jones Tavern and the Faulkner House.