The wooden structure itself is 97-feet-tall on the high-side and 100-feet-tall on the low-side and is supported by six other strong trees that act like natural pillars. Burgess says he started working on this giant treehouse after he had a vision back in 1993. The Lord spoke to him and said: “If you build me a treehouse, I’ll see you never run out of material.” And so he spent the next 11 years
building the Lord's treehouse, using only salvaged materials, like pieces of lumber from garages, storage sheds, barns and homes. It has been 7 barns & houses. So, as far as Horace is concerned, the Lord did provide him with all the materials he needed. Although he never bothered to measure Lord’s House (he estimates it must be about 10,000 square feet). There are 258,000 nails in this structure and 530 lbs were hammered by hand. It is over 15,000 square ft. It cost the 60-year-old landscape architect around $12,000 to construct the world’s biggest treehouse. There are 98 winding steps to get to the tower at the top. In the middle of this structure you will find one of the most unique Chapels. There are 26 steps from the front doorway of the structure to get to the Chapel. EVENTS: FIREBALL RUN - SEPT. 29, 2011 (You can find this at http://www.fireballrun.com or here on facebook)
MUSIC VIDEOS: KATE & KASEY COPPOLA - DREAMING LOVE (You can find this video online)
BOOKS: NEW TREEHOUSES OF THE WORLD - 2009 AUTHOR - PETE NELSON, WEIRD TENNESSEE By ROGER MANLEY, TENNESSEE OFF THE BEATEN PATH (You can find these online at Amazon.com)
TELEVISION: TENNESSEE CROSSROADS, HEARTLAND SERIES, HOME AND GARDEN CHANNEL, HGTV, TRAVEL CHANNEL, PUBLIC TELEVISION
MAGAZINES: CELEBRATION MAGAZINE - AUG/SEPT 2010, VOL. 3 NO. 5, ROADSIDE AMERICA, WOODS-N-WATER NEWS MICHIGAN'S PREMIER OUTDOOR PUBLICATION - JUNE 2011, TIME MAGAZINE - TIME PHOTOS - http://ti.me/1SKeVc
NEWSPAPERS: KNOXVILLE NEWS SENTINAL, NASHVILLE TENNESSEE, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, JOHNSON CITY PRESS
You may call Horace Burgess (Owner & Builder) at 931-265-3988 or e-mail him at [email protected] or Marijo Templeton Cox at 931-287-5347 or e-mail her at [email protected]. Have a wonderful day and GOD BLESS everyone.
