John Krim
John Krim was a German-Russian immigrant to the United States who was a master craftsman of wrought-iron funerary crosses. He worked in Pierce County, North Dakota. He was one of 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]
A number of his works are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2][1]
Works include:
- One or more works in Old Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, Address Restricted Balta, North Dakota (Krim,John), NRHP-listed[2]
- One or more works in Old Saint John Nepomocene Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, Address Restricted Orrin, North Dakota (Krim,John), NRHP-listed[2]
- One or more works in St. Anselm's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, Address Restricted Berwick, North Dakota (Krim,John), NRHP-listed[2]
- One or more works in St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, Address Restricted Selz, North Dakota (Krim,John), NRHP-listed[2]
- One or more works in St. Mathias Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site, Address Restricted Orrin, North Dakota (Krim,John), NRHP-listed[2]
References
- 1 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" (PDF). National Park Service.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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