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On August 26, 1814, this house provided shelter for President Madison and his official party during the British burning of the federal buildings in Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. The following day, August 27th, Secretary of State James Monroe joined the President here, and they returned to the Capitol.
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Brookeville, Maryland · United States
