Mary Eliza Graydon

Historical marker location:

4400 Massachusetts Avenue Northwest, Spring Valley, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Nebraska Avenue Northwest north of New Mexico Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1993

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.