[1][2] The main building includes an Adamesque barrel-vaulted concourse and Rookwood Architectural Faience entry arch.
At Fourth and Walnut Streets, the terminal was constructed of reinforced concrete and finished in gray brick, Bedford limestone, and granite.
[1] It includes two structures: the four-story south building extending to Third Street, where streetcars entered and left, and the "handsome" 10-story north building, housing railroad ticket agencies, the Cincinnati Stock Exchange, administrative offices of the Cincinnati Street Railway Company, commercial offices, and shops.
[4] A long and elaborate arcade runs through from main entrance through the building, lined by shops.
Joseph Francis Beller is believed responsible for the original gold-leafing and the "frolicking" cherubs in the building.