The Burchfield Homestead Society
867 E. Fourth St. / P.O. Box 317 / Salem, Ohio 44460 / Phone: (330) 717-0092
867 E. Fourth St. / P.O. Box 317 / Salem, Ohio 44460 / Phone: (330) 717-0092
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Photos by Nick Cool
Plan a Garden Visit!
The Homestead garden celebrates an exuberant area where vegetables and flowers are "mingled together in pleasing confusion", as described by Charlie in a journal entry about June of 1916. We attempt to keep the garden visually appealing as well as alive with visitors from people to birds and bees. You are welcome to visit the garden any time from dawn to dusk. Please park in the lot northwest of the house. Enter through the gate by the alley, keeping the gate closed and alley clear unless you are unloading. For a group tour please call 330-717-0092 at least three days in advance. Donations are happily accepted." |
NEW HOURS FOR 2021 :
Admission is free Donations are welcome. Covid-19 guidelines: The Burchfield Homestead Society is anxious to keep our volunteers and visitors safe and secure. Please wear a mask while inside the Homestead if you are not fully immunized and, of course, follow all current Covid health guidelines regarding social distancing. Museum open Sundays only; 1-4pm May 2, through Oct 24, 2021 Group Reservations: To make a reservation for a group visit or for other times days please call 330-717-0092 at least three days in advance. There is no charge, but we are happy to take donations. Thank you for your support! |
Considered to be one of America's greatest artists, Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893-1967) lived
and painted in this Salem, Ohio house from the age of five to twenty-eight.
Nearly half of his lifetime's output of art was completed here.
Burchfield loved Salem and this neighborhood.
Many of his paintings are views from the windows of the house.
Burchfield's Homestead is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
and painted in this Salem, Ohio house from the age of five to twenty-eight.
Nearly half of his lifetime's output of art was completed here.
Burchfield loved Salem and this neighborhood.
Many of his paintings are views from the windows of the house.
Burchfield's Homestead is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
"Today, you can stand inside Burchfield's boyhood home in Salem, look out a window at the unchanged neighborhood, and see the reality of what Burchfield saw in 1915. To see what his fertile imagination added to his views from the "eyes" of the house, you must study his paintings of those window views - paintings embued with his affection for his mother, siblings, friends and home town." - From The Eyes of Houses By Richard Wootten
Visit the Homestead.
The Burchfield Homestead Society / 867 E. Fourth Street / P.O. Box 317 / Salem, Ohio 44460
Phone: (330) 717-0092
Curator: Cheryl Mattevi