Salem Area Chamber of Commerce issued the following announcement on Mar 3.
Congratulations to Chamber member, Burchfield Homestead Museum as the historic homestead will receive a new coat of paint this summer thanks to $3,300 Ohio History Fund grant from the Ohio History Connection and a $2,200 grant from the Pearce Foundation of Salem. The homestead at 867 East Fourth Street in Salem is on the National Register of Historic Places.
“We are thrilled to have the generous support of the Ohio History Connection and the Pearce Foundation to complete this critical project to preserve the house where Charles E. Burchfield created significant watercolors as a young man,” said Sara Baer, president of the Burchfield Homestead Society.
The Burchfield Homestead is open from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays from May through October, and by appointment. Call 330-717-0092 for more information about the homestead or to schedule a tour; or see the homestead’s website https://www.burchfieldhomestead.com
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