Historic Kyle home burns down on New Year’s Day

Kyle residents witnessed the loss of an historic Kyle house one day after ringing in the New Year.

A fire of unknown origin blazed and burned down the house on the corner of Center and Sledge streets on Jan. 1, 2018.

In years past, the armory for the Kyle seminary, which was erected in 1881, was located on that site. Later, the structure was home to the Hays family, to the former postmistress Miss Cornelia Wallace, the daughter of Kyle settler H.C. Wallace, and to the Cutler family.