Four historic sites within the Holy Trinity Cemetery near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, identified as Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A, as Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B, and likewise for Site C and Site D, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses. The listing for Site A included 9 contributing objects and work by Deport Schneider and Jake Schneider. The listing for Site B included 3 contributing objects and work by Simon Marquardt and Michael Schmidt. Site C included just one contributing object, dating from 1912. Site D included just one.[1]
Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site C Holy Trinity Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site D | |
| Nearest city | Strasburg, North Dakota |
|---|---|
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 (Site C) |
| Built by | Schneider, Deport; Schneider, Jake (Site A) Marquardt, Simon; Schmidt, Michael (Site B) |
| Architectural style | Wrought-iron cross, Other |
| MPS | German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 89001692, 89001693, 89001694, 89001695[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 23, 1989 |
Tibertius ("Deport") Schneider (1877–1941),[2] of Emmons County, Simon Marquardt, of Zeeland and Michael Schmidt, of Hague, were among a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota" who developed individual styles in their crosses and whose "work was known for miles around them."[1][3]: 13
References
edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ NDSU libraries
- ^ Timothy J. Kloberdanz (August 15, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota". National Park Service.