The Burchfield Homestead was the boyhood home of

Charles E. Burchfield Charles Ephraim Burchfield (April 9, 1893 – January 10, 1967) was an American Painting, painter and visionary artist, known for his passionate watercolors of nature scenes and townscapes. The largest collection of Burchfield's paintings, archiv ...

. It is located in Salem, Ohio, and is listed on the

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. Charles Burchfield was noted for his paintings of scenes in and around this home. Art historian

Henry Adams Henry Brooks Adams (February 16, 1838 – March 27, 1918) was an American historian and a member of the Adams political family, descended from two U.S. presidents. As a young Harvard graduate, he served as secretary to his father, Charles Fran ...

, curator of American Art at the

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, called the house "a building of extraordinary significance."

Charles E. Burchfield

Charles Burchfield grew up in

Salem, Ohio Salem is a city in Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,915 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Salem was founded by Quakers in 1806 and played a key role in the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist ...

, and is considered one of America's premier watercolorists. He moved to upstate New York where his career and reputation as an artist flourished. The neighborhood and home in Salem where he was raised have not significantly changed since Burchfield lived there. The inspiration for many of his works were the scenes visible from the windows of the home.

Burchfield Homestead Museum

In August 1999, the Burchfield Museum opened after years of fund-raising and construction to restore Burchfield's home. The Burchfield Museum was placed on the National Register of Historical Places in April 1999.

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Burchfield Homestead Society
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