"For Country, for Community!"

Historical marker location:

1200 Constitution Ave NW, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from the intersection of Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 1/50) and 12th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 2019

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.