Samuel F. B. Morse

Historical marker location:

700 F Street Northwest, Penn Quarter, District of Columbia

( Marker is on 7th Street Northwest north of E Street Northwest, on the right when traveling north.)

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.