The Bixby

Historical marker location:

301 Water Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Water Street Southeast west of 4th Street Southeast, on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.)

Marker installed: 2019

Then & Now.

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.