Willard C. Kruger

Willard Carl Kruger (1910-1984), sometimes misidentified as "William Kruger" was an American architect born in Sperry, Texas, who grew up in Raton, New Mexico.^[1][2][3] He founded Willard 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]

A number of works by Willard Kruger or by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[4]

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" during 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.^[5]

Works include (with attribution including apparent typos):

• Clayton Public Library, 116 Walnut St., Clayton, NM, (Kruger, Willard C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Several works in Clayton Public Schools Historic District, four blocks in SE Clayton centered on 6th and Cedar Sts., Clayton, NM, (Kruger, William C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Columbian School, 700 N. 2nd St., Raton, NM, (Kruger, William C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Las Vegas Municipal Building, 727 Grand Ave., Las Vegas, NM, (Kruger, Willard C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Longfellow School, 700 E. 4th St., Raton, NM, (Kruger, William C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Raton Junior-Senior High School, 500 S. 3rd St., Raton, NM, (Kruger, Willard C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Tierra Amarilla AFS P-8 Historic District, 9.0 mi. SE of Tierra Amarilla on NM 112, Tierra Amarilla, NM, (Kruger, W.C.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children,^[2] in the Carrie Tingley Hospital Historic District, 992 Broadway, Truth or Consequences, NM, (Kruger, Willard C.), NRHP-listed^[4]

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