An inscription on the pedestal of the statue includes the Latin phrase LECTOR SI MONUMENTUM REQUIRIS CIRCUMSPICE ("Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you") which also marks the tomb of Christopher Wren.

Fundraising efforts started shortly thereafter, and after enough money had been raised, sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies was commissioned to design the statue.

The bronze statue stands atop a pedestal consisting of Knoxville marble and pink granite and is located near the park entrance at the intersection of Flatbush Avenue and East Drive.

(The Latin phrase translates to "Reader, if you seek my monument, look about you" and was taken from the tomb of Christopher Wren, architect of St. Paul's Cathedral.

[6]) Additionally, the rear of the pedestal reads "ERECTED BY HIS / FELLOW CITIZENS / DURING HIS LIFETIME / AND UNVEILED IN HIS PRESENCE JUNE VI – MDCCCXCI".

[5] In addition to the statue, an informational panel on Stranahan is located inside the park's Picnic House.

"[10] Contemporary American sculptor Lorado Taft gave the statue high marks in a review, among other things citing the successful execution of the subject's costume, especially his silk hat.

While there is a sculptural bigness in the arrangement as a whole and an unconventional freedom throughout, one is struck above all with the incisive characterization; the personality of the man is the first and last impression.