The new sign indicates that the property where the treehouse is located is private and any trespassers will be prosecuted. The Treehouse has been closed by the State Fire Marshal since 2012 because it failed to meet basic fire protection code requirements.
Also missing from Cook Road is a state attraction sign that directed travelers to the attraction even though it had been closed by the state for a number of years.
Sign now at the end of Beehive Lane advising the
public to avoid the treehouse
Beehive Lane from Cook Road.
The property was listed for sale in spring of 2018 at a price of $1.5 million dollars.
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The Treehouse was built by Horace Burgess and for many years was an attraction that brought people off the Interstate along Cook Road to Beehive Lane. As minister Horace Burgess tells the story, was praying when God told him, “If you build a treehouse, I’ll see that you never run out of material.” Inspired by this vision of God, the quiet minister set out to build the largest treehouse in the world.
According to the Atlas Obscura website, the treehouse stands at 97 feet tall and is built on an 80-foot tall White Oak tree with a 12-foot diameter base. The treehouse became too much of an attraction in 2012 and was closed by the Tennessee State Fire Marshal for fire code violations over the protests of many local residents and Mr. Burgess who said there were no building codes for treehouses.
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