Robert Newton Brezee

Robert Newton Brezee (1851–1929), usually referred to as R. Newton Brezee or Newton Brezee, was an American architect chiefly active in Saratoga Springs, New York and surrounding areas.

Robert Newton Brezee in 1892

Professional

Brezee came to Saratoga Springs in 1867. He worked as a carpenter, and left Saratoga for a while to work on the planned community of Garden City, Long Island built by Alexander Turney Stewart.[1] A self-taught architect, he returned to Saratoga Springs and opened an office in 1884.[1] He is credited with the design of more than fifty buildings.[2]

Personal

Brezee was born on September 26, 1851 in Middleburgh, New York. He married Jennie M. Carr (1855-1950) on July 25, 1881 in Saratoga Springs.[3] The couple had four daughters: Edna Winford Brezee (1882-1971), Claire M. Brezee (b.1885) (Mrs. Samuel J. Mott), Elizabeth L. Brezee (1887-1989), and Dorothy Newton Brezee (1897-1949).[4]

Brezee died in 1929; he and Jennie are buried in Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs.

Buildings designed

Brezee designed primarily in the Queen Anne and Colonial Revival styles. Many Brezee-designed buildings have been preserved in the Union Avenue Historic District and the East Side Historic District in Saratoga Springs. The following is a partial list of these and of his other works:

CityAddressBuilding typeDatePhoto
Saratoga Springs105 Lake Ave.[5]Single-family home1884
Ballston SpaGeorge West Office Building, within Union Mill Complex, Milton Ave. (NY 50)[6]Queen Anne-style 2-story brick office building1884
Saratoga Springs159 Division StreetSingle-family home1884–85
Raquette LakeAntlersHotel1885
Saratoga Springs75 Caroline StreetSingle-family home1885-86
Saratoga Springs10 Fifth AvenueSingle-family home1886
Saratoga Springs156 Caroline StreetSummer home1886-87
Saratoga Springs109 Caroline Street[7]Single-family home1887
Saratoga Springs511 BroadwayOffice and residence of Dr. Douglas C Moriarta1887
Saratoga Springs487 BroadwayResidence of Davis Coleman1887
Saratoga Springs167 Grand AvenueSingle-family home1887
Saratoga Springs628 North BroadwaySingle-family home1887
Saratoga Springs170-172 Spring StreetDuplex1887
Saratoga Springs203 Union AvenueSingle-family home1888
Saratoga Springs114 Caroline StreetSingle-family home1888
Saratoga Springs34 Clark StreetSingle-family home1888–89
Saratoga Springs59 State StreetSingle-family home1888–89
Saratoga Springs5 Fifth AvenueSingle-family home1889
Saratoga Springs119 Caroline StreetSingle-family home1891
Saratoga Springs153 Phila StreetSingle-family home1892–93
Saratoga Springs179 Caroline StreetSingle-family home1896
Saratoga Springs86 Court StreetResidence1896
Saratoga Springs190-194 Grand AvenueRow houses1896
Saratoga Springs91 Circular StreetResidence1896
Saratoga Springs135 Lake AvenueSingle-family home1896
Saratoga Springs16 Marion PlaceSingle-family home1896
Saratoga Springs22 Marion PlaceSingle-family home1896
Saratoga Springs21 Van Dam StreetChurch1897
Saratoga Springs 136 Circular Street Single-family home (expansion) 1898
CorinthFirst Baptist Church[8]Church1898
Saratoga Springs5 Madison AvenueSingle-family home1898
Saratoga Springs19 Marion PlaceSingle-family home1899
Saratoga Springs96 Lake AvenueSingle-family home1899–1900
Saratoga Springs112 Spring Street[9]School1900
Saratoga Springs55 Union AvenueSingle-family home1901
Saratoga SpringsChurch Street at West AvenueSaratoga Golf Club—club house1902Demolished
Saratoga Springs205 BroadwaySingle-family home1902Demolished
Saratoga Springs90 Lake AvenueSingle-family homec.1902
Saratoga Springs9 Marion PlaceSingle-family home1902
Saratoga Springs122 Regent StreetCarriage house1902
Saratoga Springs120 Circular StreetResidence1903
Saratoga Springs28 Union Avenue[10]Single-family home1903
Saratoga Springs56 Union Ave.[11]Single-family home1903
Saratoga Springs142 Lake AvenueSingle-family home1904
Saratoga Springs687 North BroadwaySingle-family home1904
Saratoga Springs64-66 Ludlow Street[5] the former "Hawley Children's Home"1905
Saratoga Springs25 Fifth AvenueSingle-family home1906
Lake GeorgeTriuna IslandSummer retreat of Spencer and Katrina Trask1906-7
Saratoga SpringsUnion AvenueYaddo— "West House"1906–12
Corinth611 Palmer AvenuePalmer Avenue School1908
Round LakeUS Route 9Summer home1908
BarkersvilleAdministration building and Pavilion number 1 Saratoga County Sanitorium[12]Sanitorium1913
Saratoga Springs75 Ludlow StreetSingle-family homeca.1928

References
  1. Holmes, Timothy (2008). Saratoga Springs, New York: A Brief History. Charleston, SC: The History Press. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-59629-452-3.
  2. Holmes, Timothy A.; Stonequist, Martha (2000). Saratoga Springs: A Historical Portrait. Arcadia Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 0-7385-0438-6.
  3. Durkee, Cornelius E. "Reminiscences of Saratoga". Saratogian. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  4. "Miss Dorothy Brezee Dead; Known as Nurse" (PDF). Saratogian. January 14, 1949. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  5. "Spa Preservation Foundation Slates Series on Architecture". Schenectady Gazette. April 23, 1983. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  6. Youngken, Richard (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Union Mill Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  7. "Spa Preservation Foundation Plans House Tour". Schenectady Gazette. April 23, 1983. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  8. Clothier, Rachel (2009). Corinth. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7385-6574-3.
  9. Preservation League of New York State. "2007 Excellence in Historic Preservation Award Recipients". Archived from the original on September 1, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  10. "Welcome to Alumni House" (PDF). Empire State College. Retrieved August 7, 2013.
  11. "Fire Strikes Union Avenue House, in Saratoga Springs". Schenectady Gazette. August 3, 1984. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
  12. Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors, Saratoga County, New York. Coronet Press. 1913.

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