Historical Marker
Oldest Commercial Building in Burnet
Historical marker location:
313 S. Main St., Burnet, Texas
( 313 S. Main St.)
Marker installed: 1966
Logan Vandeveer (1815-55), a hero of the 1836 Battle of San Jacinto, came here about 1849 as a Fort Croghan beef supplier. He became first United States Postmaster in Burnet and in 1854 built this native stone structure. With a partner named Taylor, he had a store on the ground floor. Vandeveer was a charter member of Valley Lodge No. 175, A. F. & A. M., which occupied the top floor from 1855 to 1969. The Lodge still owns the building.
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1966.