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Benjamin Henry Latrobe is given credit as one of the key early architects of Washington D.C. Most famous for his work on the Capitol, he also had a key hand in the design of the White House both before and after the War of 1812.

This portrait…

Benjamin Henry Latrobe is given credit as one of the key early architects of Washington D.C. Most famous for his work on the Capitol, he also had a key hand in the design of the White House both before and after the War of 1812.

This plan…

This letter was written by Dolley Madison on the eve of the burning of the White House, to her sister. It shows her frame of mind and worry of events as they were unfolding around her.

Hickey revisits the War of 1812, an event that helped forge America's identity and gave the nation enduring symbols like Uncle Sam and The Star-Spangled Banner. In 1807, the British government issued a series of decrees that restricted US trade with…

This treaty, signed on December 23, 1814, ended the War of 1812. Forged only a few months after the burning of DC, it is likely that event helped spark the America's need to end the war quickly and come to an agreement.

This book, written by George Robert Gleig, gives a first hand experience of what the war was like from the point of view of a British Officer. In particular, the burning of Washington.

This video highlights the use of primary source maps to recreate, digitally, Washington D.C. as it was in 1814.

A proclamation made after the War of 1812, given by James Madison. In which, he demands for new building standards, most likely to prevent future fires.

This speech gives insight on how James Madison, the man who lived in the White House, viewed the war and how it affected his country.

A brief, comedic, look at the entirety of the War of 1812. It briefly summarizes all the major events in the war, and offers commentary on it.