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Urban spelunking: The house that architect Alfred C. Clas designed for himself
If you're frequently on the upper East Side, you may have noticed a lovely, if somewhat unusual house overlooking a grassy triangle behind Columbia St. Mary's Hospital, where Wahl and Terrace Avenues come together. That's the house that renowned architect Alfred C. Clas designed as his retirement home.