Fort Stevens

Historical marker location:

6001 13th Street Northwest, Brightwood, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Quackenbos Street Northwest and 13th Street Northwest, on the left when traveling east on Quackenbos Street Northwest. Reported permanently removed.)

Rock Creek Park. National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior

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.