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 worksedit
A number of works by Kruger or his firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as noted.[5]
^Strasser, Samuel. "Case study: Humanities Building". UNM School of Architecture and Planning. Retrieved October 23, 2017.
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