Robert Newton Brezee

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. A self-taught architect, he returned to Saratoga Springs and opened an office in 1884. ==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. The couple had four daughters: Edna Winford Brezee (1882–1971), Claire M. Brezee (born 1885) (Mrs. Samuel J. Mott), Elizabeth L. Brezee (1887–1989), and Dorothy Newton Brezee (1897–1949). 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: ==References== ==Further reading==