惠遠鐘鼓樓總高23.76米(mi)。第一(yi)(yi)層(ceng)(ceng)為基(ji)座層(ceng)(ceng),每邊長22米(mi),外(wai)面(mian)(mian)用青(qing)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)倉(cang)砌(qi),臺(tai)上(shang)邊緣有(you)(you)(you)青(qing)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)花墻。基(ji)座四(si)(si)面(mian)(mian)有(you)(you)(you)拱門(men)(men),門(men)(men)寬各(ge)4.10米(mi),內有(you)(you)(you)十字(zi)通(tong)道(dao),直(zhi)通(tong)四(si)(si)大(da)街,基(ji)座頂棚為方木(mu)拼鋪,繪有(you)(you)(you)八(ba)卦圖(tu),內壁也用方木(mu)、青(qing)磚(zhuan)(zhuan)鑲砌(qi)而成。十字(zi)通(tong)道(dao)四(si)(si)角各(ge)有(you)(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)根木(mu)柱直(zhi)達樓頂。南拱門(men)(men)右壁上(shang)開一(yi)(yi)小(xiao)門(men)(men),入內拾階而上(shang),可登(deng)至基(ji)座平(ping)(ping)臺(tai)。平(ping)(ping)臺(tai)上(shang)建有(you)(you)(you)木(mu)結構彩(cai)樓三(san)層(ceng)(ceng)飛檐(yan)斗(dou)拱,畫棟(dong)雕梁(liang);樓頂正脊(ji)四(si)(si)端(duan)各(ge)有(you)(you)(you)大(da)呁,中有(you)(you)(you)寶瓶和(he)鐵戟,戧脊(ji)盡端(duan)均有(you)(you)(you)仙人(ren)走獸裝(zhuang)飾(shi),瓦隴出檐(yan)裝(zhuang)有(you)(you)(you)勾頭滴水。各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)檐(yan)面(mian)(mian)及樓頂全用綠色硫璃瓦覆(fu)蓋,屋檐(yan)下梁(liang)柱額(e)枋均繪彩(cai)畫。舊時,各(ge)層(ceng)(ceng)檐(yan)角懸掛銅鈴,風吹叮當作響(xiang),清(qing)脆悅耳。二樓置有(you)(you)(you)大(da)鐘大(da)鼓各(ge)一(yi)(yi),為敲擊報(bao)時之用,城(cheng)門(men)(men)的(de)(de)晝開夜(ye)閉以(yi)此為信號。整個建筑巍(wei)峨挺拔,雄(xiong)偉壯麗,熠(yi)熠(yi)生輝,反映了中國古代勞動(dong)人(ren)民的(de)(de)聰明(ming)智慧(hui)和(he)高超的(de)(de)建筑技藝。
鐘鼓樓始(shi)建于(yu)清光緒九年(1883年),此后曾(ceng)進行(xing)過三次(ci)維修,現保(bao)存(cun)完好,是(shi)全(quan)疆僅存(cun)的一座有較遠(yuan)歷史(shi)的傳統高(gao)層木結構建筑。