St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

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]

St. Boniface Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Selz, North Dakota
Coordinates	47.882782°N 99.810960°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

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Axtman, Leonard. "St. Boniface Catholic Church Cemetery". Retrieved July 15, 2012.
3. 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.