The Christian Index

Historical marker location:

999 E Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on E Street Northwest east of 10th Street Northwest, on the right.)

Marker installed: 1996

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.