The bell tower was built in the early 20th century on a plot of land purchased from the city. In March 1906, Abbess Zinaida appealed to Astrakhan Bishop Georgy Orlov for permission to construct a new bell tower based on a selected design. Preliminary estimates for materials and labor amounted to 20,000 rubles, of which 15,000 were allocated by the convent, and the remaining 5,000 were planned to be raised through donations. The construction was approved, and work began in the spring of 1905. By September 1907, the bell tower was completed, but the final cost turned out to be significantly higher than expected. This was due to generous donations, especially from the well-known Astrakhan merchant S.V. Noskov, which allowed for an expansion of the construction scale. With the arrival of Soviet power, the convent was closed, and the bell tower was demolished in 1930.

In 2010, the second phase of the restoration of the Annunciation Convent began, which included the reconstruction of the bell tower. The work lasted three years and cost more than 250 million rubles, allocated by the Ministry of Culture of Russia as part of the "Culture of Russia" program. The foundation and brickwork of the first tier were restored, and the second and third tiers were recreated. The bell tower was rebuilt according to old blueprints and photographs, with an exact reproduction of all patterns and decorative elements. In December 2012, the consecration and installation of the cross took place, marking the completion of the work. The reconstruction of the lost bell tower was planned to begin in 2013.

The bell tower is executed in an elegant ancient Russian style and has three tiers above the holy gates leading into the convent from the west. Its height exceeds 60 meters. At the base of the bell tower is a rectangle of holy gates, followed by the first massive hexagonal tier with six small rectangular windows at the bottom and six round ones at the top. The second and third tiers are more ornate, with six large windows for the bells. The bell tower is topped with a dome featuring a gilded apple and an eight-pointed cross. At the base of the dome, an inscription in gold letters reads: "Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord." Above the entrance to the convent, a semicircular inscription has also been recreated: "Rejoice, O Graced One, the Lord is with Thee." Previously, the largest bell of the lost bell tower weighed about 7 tons and had a powerful sound. Its upper part bore the inscription: "Proclaim great joy to the earth," and on the lower part: "During the reign of Emperor Nicholas Alexandrovich, erected in the women's Annunciation Convent in Astrakhan under Abbess Zinaida, overseer Stefania, and nun Platonida."