Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner

shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileMontana

at the North Entrance to Yellowstone in Gardiner

Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner

Name: Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— the gate Roosevelt dedicated in a hailstorm.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“Fifty feet of dark basalt at the original entrance to Yellowstone, finished in 1903. Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone on April 24 of that year before a crowd of several thousand. The inscription across the keystone reads For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People. Cars still pass beneath it on their way into the park, slower than they need to.

from the studio

— bring it home

Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

The Roosevelt Arch stands at the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park, on the edge of Gardiner, Montana, where US 89 meets the park boundary. It was the original ceremonial entrance to the park, built in 1903 to mark the arrival point of the Northern Pacific Railroad's spur into Gardiner. Designed by architect Robert Reamer, who also designed the Old Faithful Inn, the arch frames the road that climbs to Mammoth Hot Springs five miles south.

— informed by Roosevelt Arch (Wikipedia), National Park Service — Roosevelt Arch

— the year

Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone on April 24, 1903, on a stop during his two-week tour of the park with naturalist John Burroughs. The day turned cold and a hailstorm passed over the crowd of about 5,000 just before his speech. The inscription across the keystone — For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People — is taken from the 1872 act of Congress that established Yellowstone as the world's first national park.

— informed by NPS — History of the Roosevelt Arch

— the stone

The arch is built of columnar basalt quarried locally near Gardiner, laid in a rough rusticated coursing that reads almost as dry-stack from a distance. It stands about 50 feet tall and 30 feet wide at the road opening, with smaller pedestrian openings to each side. The dark stone weathers slowly in the dry Yellowstone air; the keystone inscription, carved in 1903, remains clearly legible from the road today.

— informed by Roosevelt Arch (Wikipedia)

— where

United States · Park County, Montana

— within

Yellowstone National Park

— elevation

1,615 m · 5,298 ft

— position

45.0303° N · 110.7080° W

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

at the lake

Gardiner

gateway town

8 km S

Mammoth Hot Springs

geothermal area

at the lake

Yellowstone River

river

Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner

Gardiner

Mammoth Hot Springs

Yellowstone River

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Roosevelt Arch at the North Entrance Gardiner — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

A 50-foot basalt arch built in 1903 at the North Entrance to Yellowstone National Park, on the edge of Gardiner, Montana. It marks the original ceremonial entry to the park.

Robert Reamer, the architect of the Old Faithful Inn and several other park buildings. He worked in a rusticated style that became the visual signature of early Yellowstone.

For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People. The phrase is drawn from the 1872 act of Congress that established Yellowstone as the world's first national park.

Theodore Roosevelt laid the cornerstone on April 24, 1903, during a tour of the park with naturalist John Burroughs. His name has carried with the arch ever since.

Yes. Vehicles entering Yellowstone through the North Entrance can take the short loop that passes beneath the arch before continuing to the entrance station.

Yes. It is the only Yellowstone entrance open to standard vehicles all winter. The other entrances close to cars when heavy snow arrives in November.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. The arch is the single most recognisable threshold image of the park. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries well to a longtime park visitor.

National-park craftsman, mountain-modern, and warm traditional rooms. The basalt darks and stained-glass earth tones anchor wood-panelled studies and lodge-style interiors.

National-park imagery has held steady as a collector category since the 2016 centennial and has gained ground again with the rise of mountain-modern interiors through the early 2020s.

A single Large reads from across a great room. A 4-tile Mural fills a wider sofa wall, and a 9-tile Mural carries a long console or stair landing.

Yes. Order Dura Satin or Matte for vertical installations behind a stove or a vanity. The colour is infused into the ceramic surface and does not lift with steam.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. The surface is non-porous, so household cleaners are unnecessary and abrasive pads should be avoided.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license outside work.

— if this one stayed with you