Education
Kruger graduated with an engineering degree from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1934, then worked in New Mexico"s State Planning division.
Kruger graduated with an engineering degree from Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1934, then worked in New Mexico"s State Planning division.
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. A number of works by Willard Kruger or by the firm are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
He served as New Mexico"s "State Architect" during 1936 to 1937.
Kruger headed the New Mexico state"s group of architects within the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) New Deal agency, in Santa Fe. Works include (with attribution including apparent typos):
Clayton Public Library, 116 Walnut Saint, Clayton, New Mexico, (Kruger, Willard C), NRHP-listed
Several works in Clayton Public Schools Historic District, four blocks in Southeast Clayton centered on 6th and Cedar Saints, Clayton, New Mexico, (Kruger, William C), NRHP-listed
Columbian School, 700 North. 2nd Saint, Raton, New Mexico, (Kruger, William C), NRHP-listed
Las Vegas Municipal Building, 727 Grand Avenue., Las Vegas, New Mexico, (Kruger, Willard C), NRHP-listed
Longfellow School, 700 East. 4th Saint, Raton, New Mexico, (Kruger, William C), NRHP-listed
Raton Junior-Senior High School, 500 South. 3rd Saint, Raton, New Mexico, (Kruger, Willard C), NRHP-listed
Tierra Amarilla AFS P-8 Historic District, 9.0 mi.
Southeast of Tierra Amarilla on New Mexico 112, Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, (Kruger, WC), NRHP-listed
Carrie Tingley Hospital for Crippled Children, in the Carrie Tingley Hospital Historic District, 992 Broadway, Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, (Kruger, Willard C), NRHP-listed.