Very Rev. Godfrey Schilling, O.F.M.

Historical marker location:

1400 Quincy Street Northeast, Brookland, District of Columbia

( Marker can be reached from 14th Street Northeast south of Quincy Street Northeast, 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.