Editing Robert Louis Stevenson (section)

==Monuments and commemoration==
===United Kingdom===
[[File:Robert Louis Stevenson sculpture in St. Giles' cathedral.jpg|thumb|Bronze relief memorial of Stevenson in [[St. Giles' Cathedral]], Edinburgh]]
[[File:Robert Louis Stevenson head.JPG|thumb|Profile [[Bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Stevenson, [[Writers' Museum]], Edinburgh]]
[[File:Robert Louis Stevenson statue.JPG|thumb|Statue of Stevenson as a child, outside [[Colinton Parish Church]] in Edinburgh]]

The [[Writers' Museum]] near Edinburgh's [[Royal Mile]] devotes a room to Stevenson, containing some of his personal possessions from childhood through to adulthood.

A bronze relief memorial to Stevenson, designed by the American sculptor [[Augustus Saint-Gaudens]] in 1904, is mounted in the Moray Aisle of [[St Giles' Cathedral]], Edinburgh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial |url=http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/history/architecture/rlsmemorial.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828033429/http://www.stgilescathedral.org.uk/history/architecture/rlsmemorial.html |archive-date=28 August 2008 |access-date=20 October 2008 |publisher=St Giles' Cathedral }}</ref> Saint-Gaudens' scaled-down version of this relief is in the collection of the [[Montclair Art Museum]].<ref>[50.199.148.5:8081/view/objects/asitem/45/97/primaryMaker-asc?t:state:flow=92095637-f394-4ee3-9846-f82e8985400e Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (American, 1848–1907): Robert Louis Stevenson, 1887–88 (cast after 1895)], accessed 26 February 2015</ref> Another small version depicting Stevenson with a cigarette in his hand rather than the pen he holds in the St. Giles memorial is displayed in the [[Nichols House Museum]] in [[Beacon Hill, Boston]].<ref>Petronella, Mary Melvin, ed., ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=Qg_uLLXLY5kC&pg=PA107 Victorian Boston Today: Twelve Walking Tours]'' (Lebanon, N.H.: University Press of New England, 2004), p. 107.</ref>

In the West Princes Street Gardens below [[Edinburgh Castle]] a simple upright stone is inscribed: "RLS – A Man of Letters 1850–1894" by sculptor [[Ian Hamilton Finlay]] in 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Grove |url=http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/139197/robert_louis_stevenson_memorial_grove |access-date=27 October 2013 |publisher=City of Edinburgh Council |archive-date=29 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190654/http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/directory_record/139197/robert_louis_stevenson_memorial_grove |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2013, a statue of Stevenson as a child with his dog was unveiled by the author [[Ian Rankin]] outside [[Colinton Parish Church]].<ref name="BBCRLS">(27 October 2013) [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24685842 Robert Louis Stevenson statue unveiled by Ian Rankin] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028192850/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24685842 |date=28 October 2018 }} BBC News Scotland, Retrieved 27 October 2013</ref> The sculptor of the statue was Alan Herriot, and the money to erect it was raised by the Colinton Community Conservation Trust.<ref name = BBCRLS/>

Stevenson's house Skerryvore, at the head of [[Alum Chine]], was severely damaged by bombs during a destructive and lethal raid in the [[Bournemouth Blitz]]. Despite a campaign to save it, the building was demolished.<ref name="O'Connor2014">{{Cite book |author=Sean O'Connor |title=Handsome Brute: The True Story of a Ladykiller |date=27 February 2014 |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-1-4711-0135-9}}</ref> A garden was designed by the Bournemouth Corporation in 1957 as a memorial to Stevenson, on the site of his [[Westbourne, Dorset|Westbourne]] house, "Skerryvore", which he occupied from 1885 to 1887. A statue of the [[Skerryvore]] lighthouse is present on the site. Robert Louis Stevenson Avenue in Westbourne is named after him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bach |first=Eric |title=Robert Louis Stevenson - he gave us the phrase "Jekyll and Hyde" |url=https://britishheritage.org/robert-louis-stevenson |access-date=13 April 2024 |website=British Heritage |language=en}}</ref>

The small hotel in Wick where Stevenson stayed in the summer of 1868 is now called Stevenson House and is marked by a plaque. The house is near the harbour, in the part of Wick known as Pultneytown.<ref name="auto"/>

In 1994, to mark the 100th anniversary of Stevenson's death, the [[Royal Bank of Scotland#Banknotes|Royal Bank of Scotland]] issued a series of commemorative [[Banknotes of the pound sterling|£1 notes]] which featured a quill pen and Stevenson's signature on the obverse, and Stevenson's face on the reverse side. Alongside Stevenson's portrait are scenes from some of his books and his house in Western Samoa.<ref name="commemorative">{{Cite web |title=Royal Bank Commemorative Notes |url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/SCM/royalcomm.htm |access-date=14 October 2008 |publisher=Rampant Scotland |archive-date=25 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525031728/http://www.rampantscotland.com/SCM/royalcomm.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Two million notes were issued, each with a serial number beginning "RLS". The first note to be printed was sent to Samoa in time for their centenary celebrations on 3 December 1994.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Banknotes: Commemorative Banknote |url=http://www.rbs.com/about03.asp?id=ABOUT_US/OUR_HERITAGE/OUR_HISTORY/OUR_BANKNOTES/COMMEMORATIVE_BANKNOTES |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015003123/http://www.rbs.com/about03.asp?id=ABOUT_US%2FOUR_HERITAGE%2FOUR_HISTORY%2FOUR_BANKNOTES%2FCOMMEMORATIVE_BANKNOTES |archive-date=15 October 2007 |access-date=20 October 2008 |publisher=The Royal Bank of Scotland }}</ref>

In 2024, it was announced a Jekyll and Hyde–themed sculpture would be built near where Skerryvore once stood.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Jekyll and Hyde-themed sculpture to honour Robert Louis Stevenson |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn019r6y4ego |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

===United States===
The [[Monterey State Historic Park#Stevenson House|Stevenson House]] at 530 Houston Street in [[Monterey, California]], formerly the French Hotel, memorialises Stevenson's 1879 stay in "the Old Pacific Capital", as he was crossing the United States to join his future wife, Fanny Osbourne. The Stevenson House museum is graced with a [[bas-relief]] depicting the sickly author writing in bed.

[[Spyglass Hill Golf Course]], originally called Pebble Beach Pines Golf Club, was renamed "Spyglass Hill" by [[Samuel Finley Brown Morse|Samuel F. B. Morse]] (1885–1969), the founder of Pebble Beach Company, after a place in Stevenson's ''Treasure Island''. All the holes at Spyglass Hill are named after characters and places in the novel.

The Robert Louis Stevenson Museum in St. Helena, California, is home to over 11,000 objects and artifacts, the majority of which belonged to Stevenson. Opened in 1969, the museum houses such treasures as his childhood rocking chair, writing desk, toy soldiers and personal writings among many other items. The museum is free to the public and serves as an academic archive for students, writers and Stevenson enthusiasts.

In [[San Francisco]] there is an outdoor [[Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial]] in [[Portsmouth Square]]. In 2024, there was controversy about the San Francisco statue. Jenny Leung, executive director of the [[Chinese Culture Center]], stated "There were a lot of vocal opinions about how ... Robert Louis Stevenson had nothing to do with Chinatown. A lot of those comments."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Sydney |date=25 January 2024 |orig-date=25 January 2024 |title=SF Chinatown Weighs in on Controversial Monuments in Portsmouth Square {{!}} KQED |url=https://www.kqed.org/news/11973503/sf-chinatown-weighs-in-on-controversial-monuments-in-portsmouth-square |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516215416/https://www.kqed.org/news/11973503/sf-chinatown-weighs-in-on-controversial-monuments-in-portsmouth-square |archive-date=16 May 2024 |access-date=11 August 2024 |website=www.kqed.org |language=en}}</ref>

At least six US public and private schools are named after Stevenson, including on the [[Upper West Side]] of [[Manhattan]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Louis Stevenson School |url=http://www.stevenson-school.org/ |access-date=8 June 2015 |website=stevenson-school.org |archive-date=23 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723000427/http://www.stevenson-school.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> in [[Fridley, Minnesota]],<ref>"[http://www.fridley.k12.mn.us/page.cfm?p=1703 R. L. Stevenson Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219034036/http://www.fridley.k12.mn.us/page.cfm?p=1703 |date=19 December 2014 }}". Fridley Public Schools. Retrieved 26 January 2014.</ref> in [[Burbank, California]],<ref>"[https://www.burbankusd.org/rlses Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221227144937/https://www.burbankusd.org/rlses |date=27 December 2022 }}", Burbank Unified School District. Retrieved 27 December 2022.</ref> in Grandview Heights, Ohio, in [[San Francisco]], California,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary |url=http://www.robertlouisstevensonschool.org/ |access-date=29 October 2016 |website=robertlouisstevensonschool.org |archive-date=28 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028211428/http://www.robertlouisstevensonschool.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and in [[Merritt Island, Florida]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Stevenson Elementary School: FAQ's |language=en |work=Edline |url=http://www.edline.net/pages/RLStevenson_Elementary/About_Us/FAQ_s |access-date=26 March 2018 |archive-date=26 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326142150/http://www.edline.net/pages/RLStevenson_Elementary/About_Us/FAQ_s |url-status=live }}</ref> There is an R. L. Stevenson middle school in [[Honolulu]], Hawaii and in [[Saint Helena, California]]. [[Stevenson School]] in [[Pebble Beach, California]], was established in 1952 and still exists as a college preparatory boarding school. [[Robert Louis Stevenson State Park]] near [[Calistoga, California]], contains the location where he and Fanny spent their honeymoon in 1880.<ref>"[http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=472 Robert Louis Stevenson SP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015234559/http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=472 |date=15 October 2017 }}". California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved 18 July 2014.</ref>

A street in Honolulu's Waikiki District, where Stevenson lived while in the Hawaiian Islands, was named after his Samoan moniker, Tusitala.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Farrell |first=Joseph |title=Robert Louis Stevenson and his meeting with a princess in Hawaii |work=The National |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/17950082.robert-louis-stevenson-meeting-princess-hawaii/ |access-date=6 May 2020 |archive-date=3 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703005509/https://www.thenational.scot/news/17950082.robert-louis-stevenson-meeting-princess-hawaii/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Samoa===
[[File:Stephenson_Museum_Apia_banner.jpg|thumb|RLS Museum, Samoa]]

Stevenson's former home in [[Vailima, Samoa]], is now a museum dedicated to the later years of his life. The [[Robert Louis Stevenson Museum]] presents the house as it was at the time of his death along with two other buildings added to Stevenson's original one, tripling the museum in size. The path to Stevenson's grave at the top of [[Mount Vaea]] starts at the museum.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web |title=Robert Louis Stevenson Museum |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/robert-louis-stevenson-museum |access-date=16 May 2021 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en |archive-date=16 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516185526/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/robert-louis-stevenson-museum |url-status=live }}</ref>

===France===
The Chemin de Stevenson ([[GR 70]]) is a popular long-distance footpath in France that approximately follows Stevenson's route as described in ''[[Travels with a Donkey in the Cévennes]]''. There are numerous monuments and businesses named after him along the route, including a fountain in the town of [[Saint-Jean-du-Gard]] where Stevenson sold his donkey Modestine and took a stagecoach to [[Alès]].<ref name="castle">{{Cite book |last=Castle |first=Alan |title=The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail |date=2007 |publisher=Cicerone |isbn=978-1-85284-511-7 |edition=2nd}}</ref>