Willard Carl Kruger (1910–1984) was an American architect born in Sperry, Texas, who grew up in

Raton, New Mexico Raton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Colfax County, New Mexico, Colfax County in northeastern New Mexico, United States. The city is located just south of Raton Pass. The city is also located about 6.5 miles south of the New Mexico–Col ...

. (has death date) 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

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. 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. Kruger headed the New Mexico state's group of architects within the

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(FERA) New Deal agency, in Santa Fe. He was several times later misidentified as "William C. Kruger".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).

Notable works

A number of works by Kruger or his firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as noted. * Clayton High School and Junior High School (1935–41), Clayton, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children (1937), Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Clayton Public Library (1939), Clayton, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Columbian School (1939),

, NRHP-listed * Longfellow School (1939), Raton, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Raton Junior-Senior High School (1939), Raton, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Las Vegas Municipal Building (1940), Las Vegas, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * Old New Mexico State Capitol expansion and remodeling (1949–1952),

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, NRHP-listed * Tierra Amarilla Air Force Station (1950–52), near Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, NRHP-listed * New Mexico Bank & Trust Building (1961),

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* New Mexico State Capitol (1966),

*University of New Mexico Humanities Building (1974), Albuquerque, New Mexico

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kruger, Willard C. People from Raton, New Mexico Architects from New Mexico Architects from Texas Oklahoma State University alumni 1910 births 1984 deaths 20th-century American architects People from Grayson County, Texas