2005

Historical marker location:

200 Tingey St SE, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Tingey Street Southeast just west of 3rd Street Southeast, on the left when traveling east. Reported damaged.)

Transportation Walk

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.