Background
Kruse, John Walter was born on March 11, 1918 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Walter Otto and Clara Louise (Hass) Kruse.
Kruse, John Walter was born on March 11, 1918 in Davenport, Iowa, United States. Son of Walter Otto and Clara Louise (Hass) Kruse.
Student in Engineering, St. Ambrose College, 1937. Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University, 1942. Postgraduate in Naval Architecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1942.
Draftsmen Eric Mendelsohn, Architect, San Francisco, 1946—1948. Principal John W. Kruse, Architect, Woodside, from 1947. Associate architect Henry Hill, Architect, San Francisco, 1948—1964, Hill & Kruse, Architects, San Francisco, 1964—1970.
Member architectural and site review board Town Woodside, from 1981, treasurer, from 1982. Member of American Institute of Architects (director San Francisco chapter 1957-1960, Designer House of Month, San Francisco Chronicle 1962), American Arbitration Association, Construction Specifications Institute (president 1966-1967), Menlo Country Club (Woodside).
Married Elizabeth Ann Cattori, September 22, 1946 (deceased September 1984). Children: Claudia Louise Veverka, Karin Anita, Walter Martin, Maria Lisa. Married Miriam Forester Sours, June 29, 1985.