The monument consists of a bronze equestrian statue of Harrison atop a Barre granite pedestal. The bottom of the base measures by . The phrases "Ohio's First President" and "William Henry Harrison" are engraved on opposite sides of the pedestal. The base of the statue itself covers an area of approximately by . The pedestal measures tall, while the statue is tall. Harrison is depicted in his military dress, wearing a chapeau and with a sword in hand. In a biography on Harrison, author Gail Collins assumed that the horse was modeled after Whitey, a personal horse owned by Harrison that he had ridden at his inauguration. Notably, the horse is not wearing a saddle, making it unclear what is holding the stirrups in place.
