Tirsbol Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site

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Tirsbol Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site
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Nearest city Strasburg, North Dakota
Coordinates 46°09′32″N100°08′55″W / 46.1588745°N 100.1484811°W / 46.1588745; -100.1484811
Arealess than one acre
Built byKeller, Paul
Architectural styleWrought-iron cross
MPS German-Russian Wrought-Iron Cross Sites in Central North Dakota MPS
NRHP reference No. 89001698 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 23, 1989

The Tirsbol Cemetery, Wrought-Iron Cross Site (also known as Tiraspol Cemetery), near Strasburg, North Dakota, United States, is a historic site that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It includes wrought-iron crosses. It includes work by blacksmith Paul Keller. The listing included three contributing objects. [1]

Paul Keller, of Hague, 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. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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". National Park Service.