Background
Steffian, Edwin Theodore was born on February 26, 1899 in Mexico City, Mexico, (parents American citizens). Son of John and Tillie (Krakauer) Steffian.
Steffian, Edwin Theodore was born on February 26, 1899 in Mexico City, Mexico, (parents American citizens). Son of John and Tillie (Krakauer) Steffian.
Graduate Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1917. Student Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1917-1923.
Practice architecture, San Antonio, 1924, Boston, 1924-1926, New York City, 1926-1932. Owner Edwin T. Steffian, architect, Boston, 1932-1961, Edwin T. Steffian & Associates, Boston, 1961-1965. President, treasurer Steffian, Steffian & Bradley, Incorporated., Boston, 1965-1972.
Instructor design Boston Architectural Center, 1932-1936.
Member Cambridge (Massachusetts) Advisory Committee, from 1967, general chairman, 1973. Member Government"s Committee for Housing for Elderly for White House Conference, 1960, Massachusetts Designer Selection Board 1968-1970. Served with United States Army, 1918.
(Fellow) The American Institute of Architects.
Member Massachusetts State Association Architects, Boston Society Architects (president 1956-1958), Phi Kappa Sigma. Clubs: Saint Botolph (Boston).
Married Lovina Fowler Smith, December 29, 1928. Children: John Ames, Peter.