Edna Deakin

Edna Deakin (1871–1946) was an American designer, and one of the earliest women architects in the United States of America. She is best known for remodeling the "Temple of the Wings" building in Berkeley, California.

Life Edna Deakin was born in the area of San Francisco, California. She was the daughter of the British-American painter Edwin Deakin and the niece of the architect Frederick H. Daken. She studied mechanics at the University of California, Berkeley, but dropped out to study architecture with her cousin Clarence Dakin (whose family spelled the name differently) at the classes of John Galen Howard.

Architectural work After her studies, Deakin worked in the offices of Dickey and Reed (C. W. Dickey) and for the architect George T. Plowman. She advertised herself as a "designer" and collaborated with her cousin. They may have been involved with the design of the Studio Building in Berkeley, which was built by Clarence's father.

She also designed the D(e)akin family property at Telegraph and Woolsey in Berkeley.