Cardinal Direction Marker: West

Historical marker location:

339 Maryland Avenue Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from 4th Street Southwest north of Independence Avenue Southwest, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.)

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.