1836 U.S. Patent Office fire
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The 1836 U.S. Patent Office fire was the first of two major fires the U.S. Patent Office has had in its history. It occurred in Blodget's Hotel building, Washington on December 15, 1836. An initial in
Blodget's Hotel with stagecoach parked in front, in around 1800s—before 1836 Great Fire
New U. S. Patent Office building constructed after the 1836 Great Fire
The Patent Office, c. 1855
Burning of Washington
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The Burning of Washington, also known as the Capture of Washington, was a successful British amphibious attack conducted by Rear Admiral George Cockburn during Admiral John Warren's Chesapeake campaig
1836 U.S. Patent Office fire
…event of the War of 1812, Superintendent Dr. William Thornton convinced officers of the British expeditionary force to spare the Patent Office as they burned most government buildings in the city. Congress funded the covering of the building with a slate roof in 1820. They also purchased a fire engine for protection of the building against fires…
1815 illustration of the occupation
Admiralty House in Bermuda, where the British attack was planned
The Burning of Washington, August 1814
An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C., in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger.