Quick Reference 
WILDER HOMESTEAD
129 Ashfield Road
(Massachusetts Route 112)
Buckland, MA 01338
(see map below right)
Sun. September 20, 2026
• The Homestead OPENS at 1pm
$10.00
• The talk will begin at 1:30pm
• There will be a Q&A following
which will include Larch Purinton
• Paintings, specific to Buckland,
will be on display!
• We offer a Google Map below...
Toggle the image to Terrain for
the best view of the area...
• We would hope most people now
use Map Apps to guide them, but
if not, we offer the most basic
highway directions below...
From the North: Take I-91 South to Exit 43 for SR-2. The exit will put you into the roundabout. SR-2 (the Mohawk Trail) traveling West is the first right off the exit. Take that turn.
• Continue West on SR-2 (the Mohawk Trail) to SR-112 South in Buckland (approx. 12 miles). The exit is a hairpin turn.
• When you see the Regional High School, you are about 3 miles away and on Ashfield Road. The Homestead is on your left.
From the South: Take I-91 South to Exit 43 for SR-2. The exit will put you into the roundabout. SR-2 (the Mohawk Trail) traveling West is the fourth right off the exit. Take that turn.
• Continue West on SR-2 (the Mohawk Trail) to SR-112 South in Buckland (approx. 12 miles). The exit is a hairpin turn. When you see the Regional High School, you are about 3 miles away and on Ashfield Road. The Homestead is on your left.
Event Summary
For Robert
Strong Woodward, Buckland was more than a place to live it was the landscape through which he came to define
New England. This presentation follows the artist across the town's hillsides, valleys, farms, and familiar
views, revealing how the places he knew best became the subjects of many of his most beloved and award-winning
paintings
Brian Miller is the archivist and principal content creator for
the Robert Strong Woodward estate and its comprehensive online archive. For nearly eighteen years he has
researched, organized, and interpreted thousands of documents, photographs, and works of art while reconstructing
the chronology of Woodward's life and career. His work has led to new insights into the artist's development,
working methods, and the landscapes that inspired many of his most celebrated paintings.
"The Landscape that Became a Life:
Artist Robert Strong Woodward & Buckland"
Brian Miller giving a talk on Woodward
in Woodward's Southwick Studio in 2019
For nearly half a century, Robert Strong Woodward called Buckland home. But beyond providing a place to live, Buckland's distinctive hills, farms, and valleys shaped the artist's vision of New England and inspired many of his most celebrated paintings.
In this illustrated lecture, Brian Miller, archivist and researcher for the Robert Strong Woodward estate. Miller is the principal modern author of its 2,400-page online archive, and explores how the town's unique topography and familiar landscapes became the foundation of Woodward's artistic career. Drawing on nearly two decades of research, Miller traces the connection between the places Woodward knew best and the paintings that brought him regional and national recognition.
Artist Robert Strong Woodward taking his horse
and buggy out for a ride sometime in the 1930s.
From the dramatic hillside farms and iconic views of Purinton Hill to the tranquil Winter Evening Stream paintings and beloved Window Pictures, the presentation reveals how Buckland's landscape—and Woodward's deep attachment to it—gave rise to one of New England's most distinctive artistic voices. Whether you are a long time admirer of Woodward's work or discovering it for the first time, you'll come away with a deeper appreciation of the places that shaped both the artist and his art.
Paintings will be on display!
The Wilder Homestead
The Wilder Homestead in Buckland, Massachusetts, is a remarkably preserved 1775 Georgian saltbox farmstead. The Historic Barn was built as an English-style timber-frame barn around 1779 (or c. 1780-1798 in some local accounts) shortly after the house. The oldest section features axe-hewn post-and-beam framing. Today, it houses old farm equipment and an antique barn loom used for traditional weaving demonstrations.
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