Alfred C. Clas

Alfred Charles Clas (1859–1942) was an architect in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Born in Sauk City, Wisconsin, he moved to California in 1879 and worked briefly at an architectural firm before returning to Wisconsin and working as a draftsman with James Douglas. He advanced to a partnership with Douglas in 1885–86 and then worked independently for a few years prior to creating the firm Ferry & Clas with George Bowman Ferry in 1890. The Pabst Mansion at 2000 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee was the first project of the Ferry & Clas partnership and was completed in 1892.

Ferry and Clas were responsible for much of the city planning and development that was happening at the time. Clas was a City Planner and a member of City Park Board and designed the Milwaukee Auditorium and other public buildings.

The City of Milwaukee commemorated a park in Clas's name in appreciation of his work as a city planner. Alfred C. Clas Park is located in Milwaukee County, just off N. 9th St and Wells St (Latitude: 43.0405556, Longitude: -87.9238889), on the southern side of the Milwaukee County Courthouse.

He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.

In 1912 Clas' "A Scheme for the Improvement of the Milwaukee River" was published. His speech "Civic Improvement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; An Address Delivered before the Greater Milwaukee Association, December 14, 1916", was also published.

The Milwaukee Public Library has a portrait of Clas.

Works For works by the 1890–1912 partnership with George Ferry, see Ferry & Clas

Freethinkers' Hall (1884) at 309 Polk Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin NRHP-listed Bernard Joseph Eiring House (1888) at 2825 West Kilbourn Avenue, Milwaukee Emanuel and Clara Adler House (1888), 1681 N. Prospect Avenue, Milwaukee. NRHP-listed Alfred C. Clas Home (1921) at 2348 N. Terrace Avenue in Milwaukee (his house in retirement) Hotel Whiting (1923) at 1408 Strongs Avenue in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. Now the Whiting Place Apartments Resthaven (1923) in the Columbus Fireman's Park at 1049 Park Avenue in Columbus, Wisconsin. NRHP-listed Earle House (1924) at 4521 Bayshore Road in Sarasota, Florida. NRHP-listed Hutchinson Memorial Library (1936) at 228 N. High Street in Randolph, Wisconsin (Clas & Clas) NRHP-listed