Alfred Clas (1859 - 1942) was an architect in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.[1] He was a partner in the firm
Ferry & Clas with
George Bowman Ferry and in 1913 Alfred C. Clas partnered with his son Reuben F. Clas and with John S. Shepherd, as junior partners, to form the firm of Clas, Shepherd & Clas.[citation needed] Shepherd withdrew in 1931 and the firm became Clas & Clas, Inc., with Alfred Clas remaining president until his death in 1942.[citation needed]
Clas was born in
Sauk City, Wisconsin.[2] He and Ferry were responsible for much of the city planning and development that was happening at the time.[3] Clas was a City Planner and a member of City Park Board and designed the
Milwaukee Auditorium and other public buildings.[2]
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).[4]
He partnered with Ferry from 1890 until Ferry 1912.[5]
The
Pabst Mansion at 2000 West Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee was the first project of the Ferry & Clas partnership and was completed in 1892.[7]
In 1912 his A Scheme for the Improvement of the Milwaukee River was published.[8] His speech Civic Improvement in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; An Address Delivered before the Greater Milwaukee Association, December 14, 1916 was also published.[9]
The Milwaukee Public Library has a portrait of him.[10]
Works
For works by the partnership with George Ferry see
Ferry and Clas