康熙年(nian)(nian)間(jian)版《鄒(zou)(zou)縣志》載:“崇興(xing)(xing)寺,原名法興(xing)(xing)寺。元(后)至(zhi)元間(jian)(1335至(zhi)1340年(nian)(nian))改名重(zhong)興(xing)(xing)寺”。明(ming)天(tian)啟二(er)年(nian)(nian)(1622年(nian)(nian))殘毀。“崇禎間(jian)知縣黃應(ying)祥重(zhong)修,復于寺之殿南建觀音堂(tang)。有(you)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)塔一(yi)座”。重(zhong)興(xing)(xing)塔為(wei)八角形(xing)樓閣式建筑,九層(ceng)(ceng)十(shi)檐,通高(gao)27.4米。最(zui)下(xia)層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)木回廊(lang),基(ji)座正(zheng)北辟門(men),東(dong)、南、西三(san)面置方(fang)形(xing)龕室。北門(men)內有(you)南北斜向磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)階,可(ke)登至(zhi)2層(ceng)(ceng)南門(men)外木廊(lang),沿木廊(lang)外繞至(zhi)西門(men)入塔內,循旋磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)階逐(zhu)級登至(zhi)塔頂。每層(ceng)(ceng)檐下(xia)系磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕斗拱,二(er)層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)重(zhong)檐,挑檐斗拱為(wei)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕仿木結(jie)構,華拱出(chu)雙抄。三(san)至(zhi)九層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)單(dan)(dan)檐下(xia)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)雕仰蓮承托。每層(ceng)(ceng)轉角部位有(you)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)(zhuan)砌(qi)半圓倚柱。四正(zheng)面辟門(men),一(yi)至(zhi)三(san)層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)園券門(men),四至(zhi)九層(ceng)(ceng)為(wei)尖券門(men)。四側(ce)面一(yi)、二(er)層(ceng)(ceng)設(she)有(you)盲窗(chuang),窗(chuang)格有(you)水波、龜背錦方(fang)格和四簇毯紋格眼等(deng)形(xing)式。塔頂冠以銅鑄(zhu)鍍金覆體蓮紋寶剎。其造型渾(hun)厚拙樸,氣勢雄偉,”禪塔祥云(yun)”為(wei)古鄒(zou)(zou)八景之一(yi)。1996年(nian)(nian)鄒(zou)(zou)城市政府(fu)投(tou)資進行(xing)了維修。1985年(nian)(nian),重(zhong)興(xing)(xing)塔被公布(bu)為(wei)濟寧市重(zhong)點文物(wu)保(bao)護單(dan)(dan)位。2006年(nian)(nian)被公布(bu)為(wei)山東(dong)省重(zhong)點文物(wu)保(bao)護單(dan)(dan)位。2013年(nian)(nian)五月被公布(bu)為(wei)全國第七批重(zhong)點文物(wu)保(bao)護單(dan)(dan)位。