St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site | |
Nearest city | Selz, North Dakota |
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Coordinates | 47°52′58″N 99°48′39″W / 47.8827741°N 99.8109488°W |
Area | 3.1 acres (1.3 ha) |
Built by | Joseph Klein, John Krim |
Architectural style | Wrought-iron cross |
MPS | German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 89001686 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 23, 1989 |
St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site is a 3.1-acre (1.3 ha) cemetery in Benson County, North Dakota, United States, several miles to the East-North East of Selz that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [1] It was associated with the later demolished St. Boniface Catholic church which was located on the opposite side of the road – thus in Pierce County – and active from 1905 through 1930. It mainly served a population of Germans from Russia. [2]
It includes a collection of wooden and wrought-iron crosses, most of which have lost their paint and are in poor condition. [2] [3]
It includes works by Joseph P. Klein and John Krim, both of Pierce County, who were among a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota" that developed their individual cross styles and whose "work was known for miles around them." [1] [3]: 13