At Home and Abroad

Historical marker location:

1701 Kilbourne Place Northwest, Mount Pleasant, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Kilbourne Place Northwest and 17th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling west on Kilbourne Place Northwest.)

The War Years 1941-45

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.