Rylander-Kyle House
a.k.a. Kyle,Henry,Jr.,House
711 W. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TXOne of the most important buildings in the locally designated, San Antonio Street Historic District is the Rylander-Kyle House, an imposing residence that typifies the Colonial Revival style of Texas. Ignatius Bramwell Rylander, the first owner, was a distinguished agriculturalist from Alabama.
Born in 1842, Rylander enlisted in the Confederate Army (Company I, First Alabama Calvary) and fought in the battle of Shiloh and several other engagements. After a stint in a Maryland prison camp, he walked back to Alabama. He came to Texas in 1867. Five years later he married Clarissa Glennie Malone, and the marriage produced eleven children.
Rylander's work was in farm demonstration, in the Department of Agriculture. Gov. Colquitt commissioned him to represent Texas in 1913 at the National Conference on Marketing and Farm Credits. He was sent by Gov. W.P. Hobby to the National Farmer's Association at Kansas City in 1919, and the American Cotton Conference at Montgomery, Alabama, in 1920. Rylander was also a director of the First National Bank and on the board of trustees at Coronal Institute.
Members of the Rylander family have remained in the house since its construction in 1912-13. The present owner is Henry C. Kyle, I.B. Rylander's grandson. He and his wife Marian have filled the home with beautiful antiques, unique pieces, and Oriental rugs.
Bibliography
Interviews with Henry C. Kyle, Jr., April 24, 1982, and July 21, 1982.
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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