Functioning as the Navy's First Research and Development Center

Historical marker location:

901 M Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on M Street Southeast east of 9th Street Southeast, on the right when traveling east.)

Innovation. Behind These Walls.

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.