Sheen Hok Gate

Historical marker location:

900 23rd Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of 23rd Street Northwest and I Street Northwest, on the left when traveling north on 23rd Street Northwest.)

Marker installed: 2002

"Learning and Using in the Proper Way".

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.