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 cityStrasburg, North Dakota
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (Site C)
Built bySchneider, Deport; Schneider, Jake (Site A)
Marquardt, Simon; Schmidt, Michael (Site B)
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross, Other
MPSGerman-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.89001692, 89001693, 89001694, 89001695[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ NDSU libraries
  3. ↑ 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.
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