Frelinghuysen University / Jesse Lawson and Rosetta C. Lawson

Historical marker location:

800 Vermont Avenue Northwest, U Street Corridor, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Vermont Avenue Northwest and 11th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south on Vermont Avenue Northwest.)

African American Heritage Trail, Washington, DC. 1800 Vermont Avenue, NW

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.