Activist Grove (1833-1845)

Historical marker location:

1922 Frederick Douglass Court Southeast, Douglass, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Frederick Douglass Court Southeast north of Bruce Place Southeast. Reported unreadable.)

Douglass Community Center

The White House was burned down during the War of 1812: In August 1814, British troops invaded Washington, D.C. and set fire to many of the city's buildings, including the White House, which was still under construction at the time.