The Hopewell Bell Tower was constructed from components saved from the demolition of a building last known as Hopewell Elementary School and previously Oxford High School. Designed by W.L. Plack of Philadelphia and constructed in 1904-05, that building had earlier received a bell cast in Sheffield, England, by Vickersons & Co. in 1867 and initially installed in the bell tower of the Union School in 1868. The project was carried out by the Oxford Area Historical Association with the help of many volunteers and donors from the Oxford community, with special recognition to the Oxford Area High School Class of 2000, whose donation enabled the start of the project.