Faulkner House, Acton

Name: Faulkner House
Address: Acton, United States

#1 among attractions in Acton

Museum, History museum

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The Faulkner House is the oldest colonial-era structure still standing in Acton, Massachusetts. The Faulkner House was purchased in 1964 by 'Iron Work Farm in Acton, Inc.', a Massachusetts non-profit corporation with a charter "to acquire and preserve the tangible landmarks of the area historically known as Iron Work Farm", now part of Acton. The Faulkner House is now being preserved under its stewardship. ()

Coordinates: 42°27'38"N, 71°27'21"W

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Acton United States

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Faulkner House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Discovery Museums, Acton Congregational Church, Memorial Library, Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House.

~1550 ftN
Specialty museum, Museum, Science museum
The Discovery Museums, Acton
8 min walk • Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for families that blends science, nature, and play, located in Acton, Massachusetts, United States.
2.1 miNE
Church
Acton Congregational Church, Acton
53 min walk • The Acton Congregational Church is a mid-19th century, white clapboard, church building and active congregation in Acton, Massachusetts that become the center of national attention in 2018 when a case decided by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that churches cannot receive public funds to support religious activities.
2.1 miNE
Library
Memorial Library, Acton
54 min walk • Acton Memorial Library is a public library at 486 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1889 William Allan Wilde, a Sunday school publisher and philanthropist who was a native of Acton, donated funds to construct the library to memorialize Acton's citizens who served in the American Civil War.
1.1 miN
Museum
Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House, Acton
30 min walk • The Jonathan and Simon Hosmer House is a historic house at 300 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. The 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame house was built in 1760, and is one of Acton's best-preserved colonial-era houses.
~190 ftE
Museum, History museum
Jones Tavern, Acton
1 min walk • Jones Tavern is a historic tavern at 128 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts.
2.1 miS
42°25'49"N • 71°27'41"W
Maynard Police Department, Maynard
54 min walk • City hall
4.8 miSW
Museum
Collings Foundation
123 min walk • The Collings Foundation is a private non-profit educational foundation located in Stow, Massachusetts, with a mission dedicated to the preservation and public display of transportation-related history, namely automobile and aviation history.
2.6 miS
Cemetery
Glenwood Cemetery, Maynard
66 min walk • Glenwood Cemetery is a historic rural cemetery northeast of Parker Street and Great Road in Maynard, Massachusetts.
4 miNE
Archaeological site
Nashoba Brook
101 min walk • The Nashoba Brook Pencil Factory Site contains the ruins of a 19th-century dam-powered pencil factory. This factory was one of several in Acton and Concord, Massachusetts at the time that brought important developments to pencil manufacturing.
1.8 miS
Library
Maynard Public Library, Maynard
47 min walk • Maynard Public Library is a public library at 77 Nason Street in Maynard, Massachusetts. The library is part of the Minuteman Library Network. The Maynard Public Library was founded in 1881.
5.3 miE
42°27'27"N • 71°21'10"W
The Umbrella Community Arts Center, Concord
134 min walk • Museum, Concerts and shows, Performing arts