Breesport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Horseheads in Chemung County, New York, United States.

Shortly after, in the fall of that year, a frame building was built on land that was later used for the Rodbourn House.

[8] During the second half of the nineteenth century, Breesport experienced a period of rapid growth and prosperity, which is largely attributed to the Rodbourns.

The first steam-powered mill in Breesport (which produced 3,000,000 feet of lumber yearly) was built by Joseph Rodbourn in 1857.

For several years a railroad car repair shop was even located in Breesport, until it was devastated by fire in 1883.

[9] Adam Kinley was another economic leader in Breesport during the late nineteenth century.

Kinley also bought the Breesport tannery in 1890 and ran it with his two sons, Charles and Ward.

[8] The Harding Brothers store was established in 1870 at the intersection of Jackson Creek Road and Route 223.

[8] Prior to becoming the Batterson House, the hotel changed names and hands several times.

[8] By the 1950s, according to the Elmira Sunday Telegram (local newspaper), only a post office, one garage, one dry cleaning establishment, two churches, and two general stores remained.

[12] The railroad was an important economic factor in Breesport during the late nineteenth-century and early twentieth century.

[9] Breesport was named after the Breese family, specifically brothers Ulysses and William, who are credited with creating the village during the 1800s.

[8][11] Ulysses Breese is also responsible for establishing the first post office in Breesport on November 19, 1853.