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
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.
White House
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The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., it has served as the residence of every U.S.
Burning of Washington
…Major-General Robert Ross marched on Washington, D.C. That evening, British soldiers and sailors set fire to multiple public buildings, including the Presidential Mansion (White House), United States Capitol, and Washington Navy Yard. The attack was in part a retaliation for prior American actions in British-held Upper…
Top: the Executive Residence's northern façade with a columned portico facing the North Lawn and Lafayette Square in 2008 Bottom: the Executive Residence's southern façade with a semi-circular portico facing the South Lawn and The Ellipse in 2006
An aerial view of the White House complex, including Pennsylvania Avenue (closed to traffic) in the foreground, the Executive Residence and North Portico (center), the East Wing (left), and the West Wing and the Oval Office at its southeast corner in April 2007
James Hoban's Charleston County Courthouse in Charleston, South Carolina, whose design Washington admired
A 1793 elevation by James Hoban; his three-story, nine-bay original submission was altered into this two-story, 11-bay design.