Joel Barlow

Historical marker location:

2300 Bancroft Place Northwest, Sheridan-Kalorama, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Bancroft Place Northwest and 23rd Street Northwest on Bancroft Place Northwest.)

Sheridan Kalorama. Call Box Restoration Project.

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.