Burnet br/Burnet County, Texas br/30 45.343' N 98 13.626' W br/br/Text: 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. amp; A. M., which occupied the top floor from 1855 to 1969. The Lodge still owns the building.