Newfane Common with church and courthouse

shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont

in southeastern Vermont, off Route 30

Newfane Common with church and courthouse

Name: Newfane Common with church and courthouse — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the white the village keeps in the trees.

— 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

“The village green at Newfane sits in a wide notch of the West River valley, an hour up Route 30 from Brattleboro. Around it: the Windham County Courthouse, the Congregational Church, the Newfane Inn, a row of clapboard buildings that have looked this way for nearly two centuries. The maples on the green are old. The light off the white siding holds the season. from the studio

from the studio

— bring it home

Newfane Common with church and courthouse, 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 Newfane Common with church and courthouse

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

Newfane is the shire town of Windham County in southeastern Vermont, eleven miles north of Brattleboro along Route 30 in the West River valley. The village was moved down from Newfane Hill to its present site in 1825, and the courthouse, church, and inn around the common date from that resettlement. The entire village is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Newfane Village Historic District. Population of the town is around 1,700. The green sits at roughly 530 feet of elevation, ringed by sugar maples.

— informed by Wikipedia — Newfane, Vermont, National Register — Newfane Village HD

— the stone

The Windham County Courthouse, completed in 1825, anchors the common. A two-story brick building behind a Greek Revival portico of four Ionic columns, it still functions as the county court. The Newfane Congregational Church, finished in 1839, stands opposite in white clapboard with a three-stage steeple. The Newfane Inn, built in 1787 and moved down from the hill with the village, occupies the third corner. The Union Hall and the old jail fill out the district. Together the buildings form one of the most intact early-19th-century town centers surviving in Vermont.

— informed by Windham County Courthouse

— the season

Autumn defines Newfane. Route 30 through the West River valley is one of the most photographed leaf-peeping corridors in Vermont, and the village green is on every guidebook map. The peak window is the first two weeks of October. The Newfane Heritage Festival fills the common with craft vendors on Columbus Day weekend. Through summer the Newfane Flea Market runs Sundays along Route 30 about a mile north of the village. Winters are quiet; the church holds Christmas Eve service, and the green stays plowed for the courthouse.

— informed by Newfane Heritage Festival

— where

United States · Newfane, Windham County, Vermont

— 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.

18 km S

Brattleboro

town

1 km W

West River

river

8 km N

Townshend

village

Newfane Common with church and courthouse

Brattleboro

West River

Townshend

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Newfane Common with church and courthouse — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The common sits at the center of Newfane village, on Route 30 in southeastern Vermont, about eleven miles north of Brattleboro in the West River valley.

The Windham County Courthouse, the Newfane Congregational Church, the Newfane Inn, the Union Hall, and the old jail. All date from the early to mid 19th century and form the Newfane Village Historic District.

Newfane was originally chartered on a hilltop in 1761. The village was moved down to its present site in 1825 and the courthouse was finished the same year.

Yes. The entire village center is listed as the Newfane Village Historic District, recognized as one of the most intact early-19th-century town centers in Vermont.

Peak foliage along Route 30 through the West River valley typically falls in the first two weeks of October, with the Newfane village green among the most-photographed stops in the state.

The Windham County Courthouse is still an active courthouse. Public areas are open during court business hours on weekdays; the exterior and grounds are visible from the green at all times.

— about the piece in your home

Yes. Newfane's common is one of the most recognized village scenes in the state. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio carries the place well for a transplant or a returning native.

The white clapboard, warm brick, and autumn maples read well in New England Traditional, Farmhouse, and Library-Modern rooms. The piece anchors a mantel or a study wall.

The current return to heritage and traditional decor (slipcovered linen, dark wood, layered rugs) is well-served by a piece with this much architectural specificity. It belongs in a room with books.

The Large reads at the right scale over a sofa. A four-tile Mural extends the village across a wider wall. Above a console or sideboard, a Medium reads well.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both resist scratches and handle steam and splash. The glossy finish is for dry walls only.

A soft microfibre cloth with water. The colour is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, beneath a thin glossy finish, so it will not lift or wear off.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to the studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, hand-finished in-house. No licensing, no outside artists.

— if this one stayed with you