Through his work on the HPC, his long-term vision is reflected in the streetscape and many of the buildings in downtown Northfield. As one of the founding members of the Northfield Heritage Preservation Commission, Steve saw the potential in Northfield and spent countless hours helping to create the downtown as we know it today. Guided by the notion that downtown Northfield should be a place for all to gather, live, work, and shop, Steve worked tirelessly with others to create a more vibrant downtown. John’s Lutheran Church, First United Church of Christ, and All Saints Episcopal Church, Steve contributed greatly to the architectural fabric of Northfield over his 38-year career at SMSQ.
From porch additions and house remodeling to the Northfield Public Library addition and the Boe Chapel renovation, as well as additions to St. Even though he worked on buildings throughout the country, projects in Northfield were always especially important to him. While he worked on many different project types, Steve’s passion was church architecture and historic preservation. For a short time they lived in Minneapolis, before making their home in Northfield. Steve and Jennifer married on July 2, 1977, at Dundee Presbyterian Church in Omaha, Neb. The morning of his first day of work at SMSQ he met his future wife, Jennifer Harvey Edwins ’74. In 1976, Steve joined his teacher, mentor, and friend Edward Sovik ’39 at SMSQ Architects in Northfield, where he became principal and then owner. In the fall of 1970, he started teaching architecture at the University of Kentucky, where he researched issues of urban design and theory of architectural education. Kennedy Fellowship and moved to Kentucky to continue his work in Appalachia. After graduating from Yale, he received a Robert F. While attending Yale he studied under many talented professors, but became most passionate about low income housing in rural Appalachia. He attended Yale University, where he received his master’s in architecture in 1970. Louis Park High School in 1961 and in 1965 received his degree in studio art from St.
At the age of 10, he moved with his family to St. 31, 1943, in Van Nuys, Calif., to Sam and Millie Nelson Edwins. 14, 2014 at the age of 71, surrounded by the love of his wife and sons. Edwins passed away at his home in Northfield, Minn.
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