Public Art for a Modern Museum

Historical marker location:

1300 Constitution Avenue Northwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Constitution Avenue Northwest (U.S. 50) east of 14th Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Kenneth E. Behring Center

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.