Wender·Vista
Round Barn Waitsfield
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
in the Mad River Valley, just north of Waitsfield

Round Barn Waitsfield

— — a twelve-sided barn that still smells of hay.

— 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 Joslin Round Barn sits in a meadow above the Mad River, built in 1910 by Clem Joslin. Twelve sides, three storeys, a cupola for ventilation. One of the few true round barns left in Vermont. The boards have darkened to the colour of strong tea. The valley behind it climbs toward the Green Mountains.

from the studio
Round Barn Waitsfield
— bring it home

Round Barn Waitsfield, 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 Round Barn Waitsfield

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 Joslin Round Barn stands in the Mad River Valley just north of the village of Waitsfield, in Washington County, Vermont. It was built in 1910 by Clem Joslin as a working dairy barn, with twelve sides, three storeys, and a central cupola for ventilation. It is one of fewer than a dozen surviving round and polygonal barns in Vermont. The barn and the surrounding meadow are now part of The Inn at the Round Barn Farm, which restored the structure beginning in 1986.

— the stone

The frame is heavy timber post-and-beam, common to Vermont dairy construction, but laid out on a twelve-sided polygon rather than a rectangle. Round and polygonal barns were briefly popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s as agricultural reformers argued the shape saved steps for the dairyman; very few were ever built, and most have since burned, collapsed, or been pulled down. The Joslin barn was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

— the visit

The barn is on private land at The Inn at the Round Barn Farm, an 11-room country inn on East Warren Road north of Waitsfield village. The main floor is used as an event and wedding space; access for non-guests is limited and depends on the inn's schedule. The exterior is visible from East Warren Road. Sugarbush and Mad River Glen ski areas are a short drive south and west.

— where
United States · Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont
— position
44.2151° N · 72.8392° 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.
2 km S
Waitsfield village
village
9 km SW
Sugarbush Resort
ski area
8 km W
Mad River Glen
ski area
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Round Barn Waitsfield
Waitsfield village
Sugarbush Resort
Mad River Glen
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Round Barn Waitsfield — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

Clem Joslin, a Mad River Valley dairyman, completed the twelve-sided barn in 1910. He used it as a working dairy operation for several decades before the building passed through later owners.

Late-1800s agricultural reformers argued a round layout saved steps for dairymen feeding cattle around a central hay drop. Very few were built; the Joslin barn is one of fewer than a dozen surviving round or polygonal barns in Vermont.

Technically it is a twelve-sided polygon, three storeys tall with a central cupola for ventilation. From a distance the shape reads as round, which is how round barns of this era were generally framed.

The barn is on private land at The Inn at the Round Barn Farm and is used as an event and wedding space. Access for non-guests is limited; the exterior is visible from East Warren Road north of Waitsfield.

Yes. The Joslin Round Barn was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and was restored beginning in 1986 by the family that established the inn on the property.

On East Warren Road, in the Mad River Valley just north of the village of Waitsfield, Washington County, Vermont, a short drive from Sugarbush Resort and Mad River Glen.

— about the piece in your home

The Round Barn is the visual signature of the valley and shows up in many Waitsfield and Warren wedding albums. A Small or Medium with a handwritten note from the studio works well for someone married there or raised nearby.

The dark barn boards and meadow greens sit well in farmhouse, warm-traditional New England, and mountain-modern rooms. The piece also reads cleanly in a kitchen or breakfast nook against unpainted wood.

Yes. Working-barn imagery has held steady as the broader farmhouse style moved away from shiplap toward a quieter, older-feeling Vermont vernacular.

Above a sofa a single Large carries the wall; above a console a Medium works well. A 4-tile Mural suits a long dining wall in a farmhouse kitchen.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and rated for vertical installation in showers, backsplashes, and humid rooms.

Soft microfibre and water for routine dust. For a deeper clean, a damp cloth with a drop of mild dish soap, then dry with a second microfibre. No abrasive sponges.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, and hand-finished in-house. We do not license imagery from other artists or stock libraries.

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