List of memorials to John Tyler

This is a list of memorials to John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States.

Some places and institutions previously named for Tyler have been renamed due to Tyler's having been a slaveholder and a legislator for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The new names are indicated in the lists below.

Places

• Tyler, Texas
• Tyler County, Texas

Sculptures

John Tyler's grave at Hollywood Cemetery

• John Tyler Memorial (1915), by Raymond Averill Porter, Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia ^[1]

Schools

• John Tyler Community College, Chester, Virginia—renamed Brightpoint Community College ^[2]
• John Tyler High School, Tyler, Texas—renamed Tyler High School ^[3]
• John Tyler Elementary School, Hampton, Virginia—renamed Mary S. Peake Elementary School ^[4]
• John Tyler Elementary School, Portsmouth, Virginia—renamed Waterview Elementary School ^[5]
• John Tyler Elementary School, Washington, DC—renamed Shirley Chisolm Elementary School

Buildings

• Tyler Hall (named for both John Tyler and his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler) at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia—renamed Chancellors' Hall ^[6]

Streets

• Tyler Street, Chicago, Illinois—renamed Congress Street in 1872 ^[7]
• John Tyler Drive, Chester, Virginia—planned to be renamed Brightpoint Drive ^[8]

See also

• Presidential memorials in the United States

References

1. "John Tyler Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
2. "College Board Approves Building and Street Names for Tyler, Becoming Brightpoint". jtcc.edu . November 5, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.^{[ dead link ]}
3. Fenton, Ben (August 6, 2020). "John Tyler changes their name". Tyler Morning Telegraph . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
4. Fearing, Sarah; Reese, Brian (May 20, 2021). "Hampton School Board will change names of 5 schools". WAVY.com . Archived from the original on January 11, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
5. Daniel, Eugene (December 3, 2020). "Portsmouth to rename three schools". 13News Now . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. Kolenich, Eric (April 23, 2021). "William & Mary renames three buildings, history department that honored Confederate supporters". The Roanoke Times . Richmond Times-Dispatch . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
7. Lyle (October 20, 2014). "What Happened to Tyler Street?". Chicago Public Library . Retrieved January 10, 2022.
8. "Becoming Brightpoint". Brightpoint Community College. Retrieved December 17, 2022.