Funded by the Webster Memorial Committee, the 1858 bronze sculpture rests on a granite base, and was installed in 1859.

The memorial was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!"

[1] Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, police closed the gates to the State House lawn, cutting off public access to several of the statues, including Webster, Anne Hutchinson, John F. Kennedy, Henry Cabot Lodge and Horace Mann.

Only the equestrian statue of Joseph Hooker and the statue of Mary Dyer remained open to close public inspection, as they are located in the pedestrian plaza of the building's main public entrance.

[3] Visitors are still not allowed full access to the State House lawn and the other statues.