Thurgood Marshall

Historical marker location:

57 G St SW, Southwest Waterfront, District of Columbia

( Marker is on G Street Southwest, 0.1 miles east of 2nd Street Southwest, on the left when traveling east.)

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.