From the White House to Our House

Enjoy refreshments and beverages while meeting, greeting and mingling with other family members and President Tyler. Reunion packets and participant nametags will be ready for pick up at the Reception. 

About Sherwood Forest

National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places, Virginia Landmarks Register

President John Tyler purchased the residence and 900-acre plantation, originally called Walnut Grove, or The Grove, from Collier Minge in 1842. He amassed surrounding tracts and enlarged the house to its present 300-foot length. In a nod to his status as an “outlaw” from the Whig party, he renamed the residence Sherwood Forest.  Tyler resided here with his second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, of New York, and their children from 1845 until his death in 1862. Sherwood Forest has been home to the President’s descendants ever since. Julia Tyler embellished the residence in the Greek Revival style and designed manicured grounds according to the principles…