Historical Marker
Memorial Tree Planting
Historical marker location:
451 7th Street Southwest, Southwest Federal Center, District of Columbia
( Marker can be reached from D Street Southwest west of 7th Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1995
April 21, 1995. Yoshino Cherry Redbud.
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.