Hélène De Beir

Historical marker location:

1740 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Dupont Circle, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Massachusetts Avenue Northwest east of 18th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

(Kortrijk, Belgium 1974). Studied at SAIS 1998-1999.

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.