Early Inhabitants

Historical marker location:

4308 Brandywine Street Northwest, American University Park, District of Columbia

( Marker is at the intersection of Brandywine Street Northwest and 43rd Place Northwest on Brandywine Street Northwest. Reported damaged.)

Tenleytown, DC. Country Village to City Neighborhood

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.