Clarence Sumner Luce (1852–1924) was an American architect who practiced first in Boston, then at Newport, Rhode Island, and finally in New York.

[3] In 1874, a flood destroyed the mill, but the Hayden family rebuilt it the following year to a design by Clarence Luce.

Luce attended the Williston Seminary in Easthampton, Massachusetts for four years, where he enrolled in the "scientific course" of study.

At the same time, Luce took courses at the Lowell Institute and attended lectures on architecture at Harvard University.

[5] Having cultivated a thriving practice designing houses at Newport, Rhode Island, Luce relocated there in 1882, remaining until 1885 when he moved to New York.