Wrought-iron cross sites of St. John's Cemetery (Zeeland, North Dakota)

St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site C St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site D
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Zeeland, North Dakota
Area	less than one acre
Built	1923 (Site C)
Built by	Multiple (Site A, Site B, Site D); Friedt,Jacob (Site C)
Architectural style	Wrought-iron cross, Other
MPS	German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP Reference #	89001687, 89001688, 89001689, 89001690[1]
Added to NRHP	October 23, 1989

Four historic sites within the St. John's Catholic Cemetery near Zeeland, North Dakota, United States, identified as St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site A, St. John's Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site B, 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; Site B included 6; Site C included just one; Site D included 9. Site C included an iron cross built in 1923 by Jacob Friedt.^[1]

Jacob Friedt, of Zeeland, was one of 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

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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.