Battery Kemble Park

Historical marker location:

2832 Chain Bridge Road Northwest, Kent, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Chain Bridge Road Northwest north of MacArthur Boulevard Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Defense of Washington

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.