History has shown us that sometimes spirits guide our actions from beyond the grave. Sarah Winchester gave us her mystery house in San Jose, California in an effort to supposedly entertain and confuse the ghosts of those who were killed by the weapons her family created. It is the same kind of unexplained divine guidance that allowed the architect of “The Minister's Treehouse” to complete his dreams.
In the early 1990s, landscaper Horace Burgess bought some wooded property off Beehive Lane in Crossville, Tennessee. While touring the land, one of the bigger trees next to a dirt road caught his eye. He decided to build the world’s largest tree house in its branches. And just like that, construction began in 1993. He claimed that it was never a financial burden and noted how things seemed to fall together for him with ease. After a few years Horace's luck was changing, he was giving up and running out of materials. He claims to have turned to his faith in God, and became a pastor in the church. What's the New York expression, Bada bing bada boom, he had the motivation and suddenly the materials fell into his hands, he could now continue on for what would eventually be eleven years of labor. Horace started teaching sermons at the treehouse like it was it's own church. People that showed up, often wouldn't have ever attended an actual congregation, but would return to his tree house to hear the word of God. It was a way to touch the lives of people who may have never crossed the path of a godly person. On this unbiased, and level playing field Horace was able to influence masses and share the word of God. One man in particular stayed for three years. He spent his life here and eventually also his death. Horace decided to scatter his ashes from the top of the treehouse and finally buried the rest at the base. This man was just one of the many people that Horace Burgess touched in a way that he may never know. Horace had finally attained what he’d originally wanted: the largest tree house in the world. It spreads across not one, but seven big trees that grow through its floors and out its windows. It soars nearly 100 feet into the sky. Built organically without blueprints, its dimensions are a mystery even to Horace. To his best guess, it covers around 10,000 square feet. The treehouse even features a basketball court. Minister's treehouse was closed in 2012 by the Tennessee Fire Marshall, who says it’s a tourist attraction and therefore must conform to state building codes. It is the unofficial world's largest treehouse, as Guiness Book of Records does not have a category for it. Now you could be the proud owner of this property and maybe even hear the divine word of God, as the property is now for sale at $1.5 million dollars, with a listing out of Chattanooga, Tn with Keller Williams Realty. Unfortunately, it is no longer an easy adventure, because there is a newly built home in front. This home has a sensitive security system and a neighbor that likes to call the police, so unless your looking for a free ride in a police car, don't test your luck. #builtforjesus #religious #treehouse #historicarchaeology #forsale #ministerstreehouse #largesttreehouse
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Sam
12/26/2018 07:29:53 am
I went here in 94' for a wedding. Sad it is so rotten.
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