Campaneyan Kristo Rai

Historic building on the Pacific island of Saipan

United States historic place
Campaneyan Kristo Rai
15°12′5″N 145°42′55″E / 15.20139°N 145.71528°E / 15.20139; 145.71528
Arealess than one acre
Built1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Built bySpanish Jesuit Order
NRHP reference No.84000207[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 30, 1984

The Campaneyan Kriso Rai, also known as the Catholic Belltower, is a historic church tower in Garapan, the largest village on Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands. Built in 1932, it is the only element of the island's most prominent Roman Catholic church to survive bombardment in World War II. The tower, a concrete structure 3 meters (9.8 ft) square and 10 meters (33 ft) tall, was built by Spanish Jesuits brought in by the Japanese South Seas Mandate administration, and stood next to an 1860 wood-frame church.[2]

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#84000207)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Campaneya Kristo Rai". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-12.
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