Worlds Largest Treehouse near Crossville
Think you had the world’s greatest treehouse as a kid? Well this guy’s got you beat. Horace Burgess’s treehouse is located somewhere near Crossville, Tennessee and stands over 97-feet tall thanks to the 80-foot white oak tree it was built around which also happens to be about 12-feet in diameter at its base. It has 11 floors, somewhere in the neighborhood of 8,000 to 10,000 square feet, a miniature basketball court and is held together by roughly 258,000 nails.
Horace Burgess’s treehouse may be as close to heaven as a body can get in Cumberland County.
It rises 97 feet into the sky, the support provided by a live, 80-foot-tall white oak 12 feet in diameter at its base. Six other trees brace the tower-like fortress, but Burgess says its foundation is in God.
“I built it for everybody. It’s God’s treehouse. He keeps watch over it,” said Burgess, who received his inspiration in a vision that came to him in 1993. “I was praying one day, and the Lord said, ‘If you build me a treehouse, I’ll see you never run out of material.”‘
And thus far, as Burgess sees it, the Lord has provided. Most of his materials are recycled pieces of lumber from garages, storage sheds and barns. Now into his 14th year of construction, he is not finished.
The treehouse has 10 floors, averaging nine to 11 feet in height by Burgess’s reckoning. He has never measured its size but estimates it to be about 8,000 to 10,000 square feet. He did count the nails that he has hammered into the wood — 258,000, give or take a few hundred. And he guesses he has sunk about $12,000 into the project.
“God used my hands to put every piece in place, but I had a lot of help,” said the 56-year-old landscape architect. He’s a country boy but lives in town and compares himself to Job of the Old Testament. His pale blue Paul Newman-like eyes beam and he wears an easy smile on his tanned face.
“I’ve always proclaimed it to be the world’s largest treehouse, and no one has ever challenged it,” Burgess said.
All of story read here : usatoday, More photos: Author Micha Michelle Melancon
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I think it’s great. Only if the rest of us aspired to building something rather than making snide comments…
All of you who were h***** should stop. My grandparents used to take me there once and a while as it was near their house. The man is sweet and seems completely sincere and he loves showing people around. This place is ridiculous in person, it seemed perfectly safe to me, though getting to that “bird’s nest” on top felt a little sketchy, but was AWESOME! To all of you hating on the money he’s spent or his motives, I’d like to see what you’ve done with $70 a month. While you’re thinking about that, who have you done it for. I’m betting yourself.
I wonder if God also requested the no trespassing sign?
i hope termites infest that. im just jealous.
@Job
It’s hard to tell, but I’m pretty sure that sign in the second to last picture actually says either No Smoking or No Jumping (like from the balcony)
The second word it’s kind of blurry but it doesn’t look long enough to say Trespassing.
@ job
it definitely says no smoking, not no trespassing
Like a haunted house but so unique. Nice
any fireplaces?
if u just click on the picture it will enlarge and u can clearly see that it say no smoking.
i have been here and its incredible. One of the most magnificent things I have ever seen.
Very impressive as it is. If, however, the builder REALLY wants to impress people (and prove that God actually had a hand in building it) I think he should install a roof top pool. Once THAT is done, he’s got my vote!
it’s grounded….technically, not a tree house. pretty cool tho…to walk thru.
I wonder if he got a building permit for that…lmao
Otherwise really great work, might have to go check that out some day since I am not far from it (NC).
It is fantastique ,i wish i could live in it .But is it very solid and safe.I am not good at building anything but i love the look,the making of this great house.mf nitski
Why should i be moderate .I say what I feel.mf nitski
…the perfect place to have a party with your mates and s**** a few j****… knowing me i’d get so stoned that id end up falling off the bloody thing haha!
At this point, I think it’s ok to just call it a house. With a tree in it.
I think I just pooped a little
…well, maybe a lot.
Interesting. But I’m guessing his work hasn’t done the tree any favors. A pity to “kill” the host.
I hope there’s at least one person in there when it collapses.
It’s totally photoshopped, look at the pixels
Very impressive as it is.
the thing isn’t photo shopped i’ve seen it… flat out amazing… God can do anything
OMG!!!
I’ve been there. My friend got married there this past summer. It was the best wedding I’ve ever been too. Got pretty hungover there too. Lol! I’d highly suggest a trip out there.
My sister wants to get married there, this tree house is really awesome! Everyone should check it out! It’s great!
There is NOT and photoshop done on the pictures… it looks exactly like these pics… To all of you who have negative views and opinions, TAKE YOUR YANKEE A**** BACK HOME!
oh and nitsky you dont have to sign your name after every post, come on people its time to pull your finger out. lets try a little bit harder to use the brains we were blessed with.