Rylander-Kyle House

IGNATIUS BRAMWELL RYLANDER, A DISTINGUISHED AGRICULTURALIST FROM ALABAMA, BUILT THIS IMPOSING RESIDENCE IN 1912-13. NOTED ARCHITECT ROY L. THOMAS DESIGNED THE HOME IN THE COLONIAL REVIVAL STYLE WITH CLASSICAL DETAILS AND A SYMMETRICAL FRAME EDIFICE OF BALANCED HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES. THE FRONT FAÇADE IS CENTERED ON A SHALLOW PEDIMENTED PORTICO, WHICH LEADS ONTO A DOUBLE-LEVEL PORCH SUPPORTED BY SIX IONIC COLUMNS. HENRY C. KYLE, JR., AN ATTORNEY AND FORMER LEGISLATOR, BOUGHT THE HOUSE FROM THE ESTATE OF HIS GRANDFATHER IN 1943. IT REMAINS IN THE FAMILY TODAY.

Rylander-Kyle House is a historical marker in San Marcos, Hays County, dedicated in 2012. It is one of 124 historical markers documented in Hays County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 184 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 29.8787, -97.9471 near San Marcos. The nearest cataloged historic site is Ragsdale-Jackman-Yarbrough House (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Heard-Baker House, Dunbar School, and Sanders-Grosgebauer Huse.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5507017244. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.