Red Pandas

Historical marker location:

3001 Connecticut Ave NW, Smithsonian National Zoo, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from Olmsted Walk, 0.1 miles east of Connecticut Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Species on the Brink. Endangered

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.