PROJECT PROFILE Santa Claus Statue Condition Assessment | Santa Claus, IN CLIENT Holiday World BACKGROUND The Santa Claus statue was designed and constructed by Ralph Fletcher Seymour of Chicago, Illinois, for Carl A. Barrett of New Harmony, Indiana. Created in Chicago, the statue was transported to Santa Claus, Indiana, where it was erected and dedicated on Christmas Day in 1935. The statue is approximately twenty-two feet high and was cast in several sections with a hollow interior. SOLUTION WJE professional staff reviewed historic construction documents to gain a deeper understanding of the structure’s material composition and repair history. Following the review of documents, WJE performed a field investigation to obtain a measure of the existing physical c

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