Historical Marker
Ross and Getty House
Historical marker location:
1206 30th Street Northwest, Georgetown, District of Columbia
( Marker is on 30th Street Northwest north of M Street Northwest, on the right when traveling south.)
No. 1, c. 1810.
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.