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West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell)
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileVermont
in West Arlington, where the Batten Kill comes through the green

West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell)

— the bridge, the steeple, the river that ran beneath both.

— 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 West Arlington Covered Bridge crosses the Batten Kill at the foot of a wide village green; a white-clapboard church and a Grange Hall stand on the green itself. Norman Rockwell lived in the farmhouse just up the road from 1943 to 1953, and used his neighbours as models for some of his best-known Saturday Evening Post covers. The composition is the one he painted again and again: bridge, steeple, river.

from the studio
West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell)
— bring it home

West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell), 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 West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell)

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 West Arlington Covered Bridge is an 80-foot Town lattice truss bridge built in 1852, carrying River Road across the Batten Kill in West Arlington, Vermont. The village green at the south portal holds the West Arlington Methodist Church, built around 1804, and a Grange Hall converted from an earlier schoolhouse. The Batten Kill itself is one of the most storied trout streams in the Northeast, running about 60 miles from Dorset, Vermont, into the Hudson River in New York.

— the year

Norman Rockwell moved from Arlington proper to a farmhouse on River Road in West Arlington in 1943 and stayed until 1953, when he relocated to Stockbridge, Massachusetts. The covered bridge and the green were a few hundred yards from his front door. During those years he painted several of his best-known Saturday Evening Post covers, including 'Saying Grace' and 'Breaking Home Ties,' using the bridge, the church, and his West Arlington neighbours as direct reference.

— informed by Norman Rockwell Museum
— the visit

The bridge is open to single-lane vehicle traffic and to walkers; the green is a public park. The church and Grange Hall are typically locked outside of services and the summer Sunday-evening band concerts that have run on the green for over a century. The Batten Kill flows directly beneath the bridge and through the green, with public fishing access along the bank. Parking is informal: a wide pull-off at the north end of the bridge holds about six cars.

— where
United States · West Arlington, Bennington County, Vermont
— elevation
219 m · 720 ft
— position
43.0793° N · 73.2118° 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.
5 km E
Arlington
village
16 km NE
Manchester
village
22 km S
Bennington
town
N
West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell)
Arlington
Manchester
Bennington
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about West Arlington Covered Bridge and church (Norman Rockwell) — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

In 1852, using the Town lattice truss design patented by Ithiel Town in 1820. The 80-foot single-span structure carries River Road over the Batten Kill and is still open to one-lane vehicle traffic.

Rockwell lived in a farmhouse on River Road in West Arlington from 1943 to 1953, a short walk from the bridge and green. He used local residents as models for many of his best-known Saturday Evening Post covers during those years.

The white-clapboard West Arlington Methodist Church, built around 1804, the Grange Hall, the covered bridge at the river edge, and a band shell that hosts Sunday-evening concerts in the summer.

A 60-mile trout stream running from Dorset, Vermont, through Manchester and Arlington, into the Hudson River near Greenwich, New York. It is one of the most storied wild-trout rivers in the Eastern United States.

Yes, the bridge is open to single-lane vehicular traffic with a posted weight limit. Drivers wait for oncoming cars to clear before entering. The interior is narrow; trucks and large RVs cannot pass.

Yes. The West Arlington Covered Bridge was added to the National Register in 1973 as part of Vermont's covered-bridge survey. The surrounding West Arlington Green Historic District was listed separately.

— about the piece in your home

It travels well to Rockwell collectors and to anyone who grew up on the Saturday Evening Post covers. A Medium with a handwritten studio note ties the bridge, the green, and the painter's working years together.

The bridge-and-steeple composition fits Farmhouse-traditional, New England Coastal, and Library-eclectic rooms. It reads well against painted shiplap, deep red walls, and warm-toned oak shelving.

A single Large covers most sofas. Above a long pine table, a 4-tile Mural carries the river line more strongly. A 9-tile Mural belongs over a stairwell or above a stone hearth in a New England parlor.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. Both are scratch-resistant and tolerate humidity well, which makes them right for backsplashes, powder rooms, and the wall behind a clawfoot tub.

A soft microfibre cloth and plain water. No abrasives, no ammonia-based sprays. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it, so light dusting is all most owners ever need.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is curated and finished in our Knoxville studio. We do not license outside images. The Voynich visual language is our own.

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