St. Mathias Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

	St. Mathias Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Orrin, North Dakota
Area	less than one acre
Built by	Joseph P. Klein, John Krim
Architectural style	Wrought-iron cross
MPS	German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No.	89001680
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1989

The St. Mathias Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is a historic site near Orrin, North Dakota, United States, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is a site of wrought-iron crosses and includes work by blacksmith Joseph P. Klein and by blacksmith John Krim. The NRHP listing included 42 contributing objects.^[1]

Joseph P. Klein and John Krim were both of Pierce County. They 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]^[2]^: 13

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ 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.

External links

48°04′17″N 100°10′12″W / 48.0714719°N 100.1700414°W / 48.0714719; -100.1700414

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[mps_ironcross-2] 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.

[1]

[2]