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= Clotilde Kate Brewster = Clotilde Kate Brewster (1874-1937) was a French Architect with an extensive career in Italy, England, France, and Russia. She was the daughter of a wealthy American father and a German aristocratic mother. Brewster's work spans castles, chapels, fountains and many renovations and additions to existing buildings all over Europe in the Edwardian Era.

Early Years
Brewster was born in Fontainebleau, France in 1874. Her Father was Henry Bennet Brewster (H.B), a philosopher and writer. Henry Brewster's father was a dental surgeon in New York who went on to work for the European elite, and he was eventually Knighted by Nicholas I Tsar of Russia in 1842. Following his passing, he left a large inheritance for Henry Brewster, allowing Brewster's father to sustain his family while pursuing a literary career. Brewster's mother was née Julia von Stockhausen, the daughter of a Hanoverian diplomat, Bodo von Stockhausen, an aristocrat with a refined taste and manners; although Brewster's mother herself was anti-social. The Brewster's lived isolated in Florence, Italy for 10 years to be immersed in theology, nature, and history. During this time, Clotilde Brewster and her brother Christopher were born. In 1880 the family moved to an estate, châteaux de Avignonet but by 1883, it had burned down completely. In 1885, Brewster's parents divorced. These events are considered to be the inspiration for Brewster's motivation to rebuild the house and her subsequent architecture career.

Career
Brewster began her career as a mentee under Swiss Architect Emanuel La Roche. At 18 she displayed work at the World's Columbian Exhibition in Chicago. Due to the difficulty of entering the profession at the time, Brewster studied math at Cambridge for a year. The next summer she got an internship under notable architect Reginald Bloomfield. Brewster began to receive commissions, a mausoleum in Menton France, and a villa in Rome. She also created plans for an unbuilt Italian National Theatre. While working under Bloomfield, Brewster met Percy Fielding, who she would go on to marry. The two worked on several projects including the Pekes Manor restoration which was completed in 1911.