WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery
WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery | |
![]() Stone chapel | |
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Location | Southeast Corner from intersection of Gateway Dr and N Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, North Dakota |
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Coordinates | 47°55′59″N 97°04′00″W / 47.93306°N 97.06667°WCoordinates: 47°55′59″N 97°04′00″W / 47.93306°N 97.06667°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1933 |
Architect | Ray F. Wyrick |
Architectural style | Late Victorian, Bungalow/Craftsman |
MPS | Federal Relief Construction in North Dakota, 1931-1943, MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 10000424[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 6, 2010 |
WPA Stone Structures in Memorial Park and Calvary Cemetery, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. It includes work by , "'a noted cemetery landscape engineer' from Des Moines, IA, who consulted as a WPA design advisor all over the country." The listing includes "two sets of stone entrance gateways, one relocated set of stone entry cairns, and a stone chapel building." It is believed that Wyrick made provided overall design of general cemetery layout and designed a reflecting pool for the cemetery, too.[2]
The nomination was described in a public hearing of the Grand Forks Historic Preservation Commission in on March 23, 2010.[2]
It was listed on the National Register on July 6, 2010, with reference number 10000424. The listed area extends from the southeast corner of the intersection of Gateway Dr and N Columbia Rd in Grand Forks.[3]
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- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b "Minutes, March 23". City of Grand Forks.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Archived from the original on 2010-08-30.
- Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in North Dakota
- Works Progress Administration in North Dakota
- National Register of Historic Places in Grand Forks, North Dakota
- Stone buildings in the United States
- North Dakota Registered Historic Places stubs