Wender·Vista
Cold Spring Harbor harbor village
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
on Long Island's north shore, about thirty miles east of Manhattan

Cold Spring Harbor harbor village

— — a whaling village the harbor never quite left.

— 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
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— 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

“A narrow inlet off Long Island Sound where, between 1836 and 1862, a fleet of nine ships sailed for sperm whale oil and brought it back to the try-works on the beach. Main Street still runs one block back from the water, with the old whalers' houses set close to the road and the Whaling Museum holding a fully rigged whaleboat from the bark *Daisy*. — from the studio

from the studio
Cold Spring Harbor harbor village
— bring it home

Cold Spring Harbor harbor village, 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 Cold Spring Harbor harbor village

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

Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County, on the north shore of Long Island where Nassau and Suffolk meet. The harbor is a narrow inlet off Long Island Sound, sheltered by Lloyd Neck to the west and Cove Neck to the east. New York Route 25A runs through the village along Main Street, and the LIRR's Cold Spring Harbor station on the Port Jefferson line is about a mile inland from the water.

— the water

Between 1836 and 1862 Cold Spring Harbor was a working whaling port, with as many as nine ships at sea at once chasing sperm whales for lamp oil. The Cold Spring Whaling Company kept its try-works on the beach. The Whaling Museum on Main Street holds a fully rigged whaleboat from the bark *Daisy*, scrimshaw collections, and the village's original 1850s harpoons. The fleet was sold off after kerosene replaced whale oil.

— the visit

Main Street is a half-mile walk from the harbor edge past the Whaling Museum, the 1842 St. John's Episcopal Church, and Sandbar restaurant. The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium, founded in 1883 a mile up Route 25A, is the older sibling of the better-known Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory across the water. Parking is along Main; the LIRR station is about a mile inland.

— where
United States · Suffolk County, New York
— position
40.8709° N · 73.4598° 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
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
maritime museum
2 km S
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
aquarium
1 km E
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
research institution
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Cold Spring Harbor harbor village
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Cold Spring Harbor harbor village — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet on Long Island's north shore, in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, about thirty miles east of Manhattan along Route 25A and the LIRR Port Jefferson line.

Yes. From 1836 to 1862 the Cold Spring Whaling Company operated up to nine ships out of the harbor, chasing sperm whales for lamp oil. The fleet was sold off when kerosene replaced whale oil.

The Whaling Museum & Education Center on Main Street holds a fully rigged whaleboat from the bark *Daisy*, scrimshaw, and the village's original harpoons. It tells the story of the Cold Spring fleet and the global sperm-whale trade.

The laboratory campus sits across the harbor on the Cove Neck side. Founded in 1890 as the Biological Laboratory, it is now an independent research center known for genetics work and home to several Nobel laureates.

The Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium, founded in 1883, raises brown trout and brook trout for stocking New York waters. It sits a mile south of the village along Route 25A and is open to visitors year-round.

The Long Island Rail Road's Port Jefferson line stops at Cold Spring Harbor station, about an hour from Penn Station. By car, the village is at exit 41 of the Long Island Expressway, then four miles north on Route 108.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well with anyone tied to Huntington, Lloyd Harbor, or the wider Gold Coast. A Medium reads cleanly above a hall console; a Coaster Set is a quieter housewarming for a North Shore household.

Coastal-modern, traditional New England, and warm Maritime interiors all hold the harbor palette well. The deep harbor blues and warm clapboard tones sit easily against painted wainscoting and unbleached linen.

Above a standard sofa, a single Large or a 4-tile Mural fills the wall. Above a console table, a Medium between two sconces is the configuration most of our coastal customers choose.

Yes. In a kitchen backsplash or a bathroom wall, choose Dura Satin or Matte; both are scratch-resistant and read cleanly under direct light. The color is infused into the surface, not painted on top.

A dry microfibre cloth handles dust. For anything more, a damp microfibre with water only; no glass cleaner, no abrasive pads. The color lives in the surface, not on it.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. No licensing, no stock. Reid Wender chooses each place into the atlas himself.

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