Catholic Belltower

The Catholic Belltower (also known as the Cathedral of Ponape Belltower;[2] and Ponape Belltower) is a historic tower at the Catholic Mission in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei in the Federated States of Micronesia. The belltower and adjoining masonry apse are all that remain of a church built in 1909 by German Capuchin missionaries, when Ponape and the other Caroline Islands were administered as part of German New Guinea. The rest of the church was destroyed during the fighting of World War II. The tower is 4.8 metres (16 ft) square, rising to a height of 20.7 metres (68 ft), and the shell of the apse is about 10 metres (33 ft) in height. The tower has a foundation of basalt rock and lime mortar, and is constructed out of concrete bricks.[3]

Catholic Belltower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Catholic Mission, Kolonia Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia.
Coordinates	6°58′6.3″N 158°12′41.3″E
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Built by	Capuchin Fathers
NRHP reference No.	80004399[1]
Added to NRHP	November 25, 1980

The tower and apse were listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in the Federated States of Micronesia

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. The Rehabilitation of the German Bell Tower: Final Project Report. Pohnpei State Division of Historic Preservation & Cultural Affairs. 2000-01-01.
3. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form". United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. Retrieved 9 December 2012.