Willard C. Kruger

Willard Carl Kruger (1910–1984) was an American architect born in Sperry, Texas, who grew up in Raton, New Mexico.[1][2][3] He founded W. C. Kruger and Associates, which was an American architectural and engineering firm. The firm designed a number of Los Alamos buildings, as part of the Manhattan Project.[2]

Kruger graduated with an engineering degree from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1934, then worked in New Mexico's State Planning division. He served as New Mexico's "State Architect" from 1936 to 1937.[2] Kruger headed the New Mexico state's group of architects within the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) New Deal agency, in Santa Fe.[4]

He was several times later misidentified as "William C. Kruger".[note 1]

Notable works

A number of works by Kruger or his firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as noted.[5]

Notes
  1. He was misidentified in NRIS database as "William C. Kruger" in listings for Clayton Public Schools Historic District, Columbian School (Raton, New Mexico), and Longfellow School (Raton, New Mexico).

References
  1. "Time Magazine". 16 December 1966.
  2. "New Mexico history".
  3. "archinform". (has death date)
  4. New Deal in New Mexico MPS
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. Strasser, Samuel. "Case study: Humanities Building". UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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