This property on Minnehaha Creek, including the house and two outbuildings, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its Carpenter Gothic/Stick style architecture and association with Minnetonka's early milling history.

He married Mary Carey Durham in 1876 and had 2 children by the names of Louise and Lauring, and the family of 6 took up residence in the Minnetonka Hotel until his house was built in 1883.

In 1876, Charles, a widower with two children, Anna and George, married his second wife, Mary Carey Dunham (1855-1933).

Burwell took pride in his house, as shown by the number of photos he took and in the lack of exterior modifications through the years.

[3] The house is now operated by the Minnetonka Historical Society, with guided tours offered during the summer and around Christmas.