Wender·Vista
Trinity Church Wall Street
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileNew York
at the head of Wall Street, where Broadway meets the financial district

Trinity Church Wall Street

— — a brownstone spire that once outranked the whole island.

— 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

“The church at the foot of Broadway, gothic-revival brownstone darkened by a century and a half of city air, with a graveyard older than the republic at its feet. From 1846 to 1869 Trinity's spire was the tallest point in New York. The towers around it now lean over the churchyard and let in a strange even light. Alexander Hamilton lies under one of the older stones, a coin or two left on top by visitors. The bells still mark the hour for whoever is walking past. from the studio

from the studio
Trinity Church Wall Street
— bring it home

Trinity Church Wall Street, 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
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— about Trinity Church Wall Street

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

Trinity Church stands at 75 Broadway, at the head of Wall Street in lower Manhattan. The present building, designed by Richard Upjohn in the Gothic Revival style and consecrated in 1846, is the third Trinity Church on the site; the first was built in 1698 and the second was destroyed in the Great New York Fire of 1776. From its completion until 1869, the 281-foot spire was the tallest point in New York City. The parish itself, an Episcopal congregation, was chartered by King William III in 1697 and remains active today.

— the stone

The church is built of Little Falls brownstone quarried in New Jersey, a sandstone that weathers and darkens in city air. Upjohn's design draws on English parish-church Gothic — pointed-arch windows, a single west tower with an octagonal spire, and a buttressed nave 79 feet wide and 166 feet long. The churchyard immediately surrounding the building contains gravestones from the late 17th century onward, including those of Alexander Hamilton, Eliza Hamilton, Robert Fulton, and Albert Gallatin.

— the visit

Trinity is an active parish church, open to the public daily, typically from around 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with shorter hours on weekends. Admission is free. Sunday services follow the Episcopal liturgy. Self-guided tours of the churchyard are available throughout opening hours; the parish also runs free docent tours on most weekdays. The nearest subway stations are Wall Street on the 4 and 5 lines and Rector Street on the 1, both a block away.

— informed by Trinity Church — Visit
— where
United States · Manhattan, New York City
— position
40.7081° N · 74.0123° 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.
1 km E
Wall Street
financial district street
1 km S
Charging Bull
bronze statue
1 km N
One World Trade Center
skyscraper
1 km S
Battery Park
waterfront park
N
Trinity Church Wall Street
Wall Street
Charging Bull
One World Trade Center
Battery Park
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Trinity Church Wall Street — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

The present Trinity Church was consecrated in 1846, but the parish itself is much older — chartered in 1697 by King William III. The building is the third Trinity on the site; the first two were lost to fire in 1776 and structural failure in 1839.

The Trinity Churchyard contains graves dating to the late 17th century. Notable burials include Alexander Hamilton, his wife Eliza Hamilton, his son Philip Hamilton, the engineer Robert Fulton, and the statesman Albert Gallatin. The churchyard is open to the public during church hours.

Yes, for 23 years. From the consecration of the present building in 1846 until 1869, when it was passed by the spire of St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, Trinity's 281-foot Gothic Revival spire was the tallest point on the New York skyline.

Gothic Revival, designed by Richard Upjohn and completed in 1846. The building draws on English parish-church Gothic, with pointed-arch windows, a single west tower topped by an octagonal spire, and a nave of brownstone quarried in Little Falls, New Jersey.

Yes. Trinity Church Wall Street is an active Episcopal parish, one of the oldest in the United States. It holds regular Sunday and weekday services in the Episcopal liturgy and runs significant community and music programs from the building.

Yes. The church and the surrounding Trinity Churchyard are open daily, typically from around 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. with shorter hours on weekends. Admission is free. The parish runs free docent-led tours on most weekdays.

— about the piece in your home

It carries well for that reader. Trinity is the parish church at the foot of Wall Street, known by anyone who has worked in the financial district. A Small or Medium with a handwritten studio note travels with that affection.

The piece reads at home in Traditional, Library, and Modern Gothic interiors. The brownstone and ironwork palette in the artwork pairs naturally with dark walnut, oxblood leather, and forest-green walls.

Yes. The artwork's gothic-revival lines and brownstone palette sit naturally in the dark-academia direction current in editorial interiors, alongside antique brass, deep-stained oak, and shelves of bound books.

Above a standard sofa we recommend the Large as a single tile, or a 4-tile Mural for more presence. Above a console, a Medium centered or a 9-tile Mural for a full statement wall.

Yes. Order in the Dura Satin or Matte finish for those rooms. Both are scratch-resistant and stand up to humidity, and the colour lives in the ceramic surface rather than on top of it.

A dry or barely-damp microfibre cloth is all the tile needs. No sprays, no abrasives. The pigment is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original work from our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee. We do not license artwork from outside artists and we do not resell stock imagery.

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