Area less than one acre Added to NRHP 23 October 1989 | NRHP Reference # 89001696, 89001697 Nearest city Hague | |
Built by Multiple; Marquardt, Simon (Site B) Architectural style Wrought-iron cross, Other MPS German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS | ||
Two historic sites within the St. Aloysius Cemetery near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A and St. Aloysius Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. They include wrought-iron crosses. The listing for Site A included 22 contributing objects. The listing for Site B includes just one contributing object, which is work by Simon Marquardt.
Simon Marquardt, of Zeeland, North Dakota, was one of a number of "German-Russian blacksmiths in central North Dakota [who] developed their own cross styles and [whose] work was known for miles around them."
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Wrought-iron cross sites of St. Aloysius Cemetery (Hague, North Dakota) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA