Site of U. S. Experimental Model Basin 1898 - 1955

Historical marker location:

736 Sicard Street Southeast, Navy Yard, District of Columbia

( Marker is on Sicard Street Southeast south of Dahlgren Avenue Southeast.)

Founded by Rear Admiral David Watson Taylor Who Was the Director Until 1914

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.