A Carefully Crafted Image

Historical marker location:

1850 W Basin Dr SW, West Potomac Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Ohio Drive Southwest south of West Basin Drive Southwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 2022

Prologue. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

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.