THE BURNING OF WASHINGTON 1814 Based upon The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, a selection of the History Book Club, authored by tour leader Anthony S. Pitch. Group or private tours any day, any time, by appointment. Flat fee of $300 whether 2 or maximum 35 people. Publicly scheduled walks are $15 each. Starting Point: Outside Sewall-Belmont House, corner Constitution Ave. NE and 2nd St. NE.

    Walk down Pennsylvania Avenue, pausing where the enemy destroyed the first national newspaper, and where they ate by the light of the flaming city. See where an armed soldier robbed residents, and where a patriot saved the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution from destruction.

    Follow the footsteps of the arsonists to the White House for a vivid account of British vandalism over a single night and a day.  Stroll to the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson, who took revenge with an epic victory over the British at New Orleans. And look at church bells made from British cannons captured during the War of 1812.