Site of 2310 H Street, Northwest

Historical marker location:

2310 H Street Northwest, Foggy Bottom, District of Columbia

( Marker is on H Street Northwest west of 23rd Street Northwest, on the right when traveling east.)

Marker installed: 1997

Square 42, Lot 816. Washington, DC 20037

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.