Horace Burgess is a humble man, he followed what he felt was divine instruction from God. He built the world's largest tree house. "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."' 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. After an August 7 inspection, the state ordered Horace Burgess to lock his gates. The state gave this reasoning, "It has become an area attraction and is therefore required to comply with adopted building codes..." However, there are no building codes provided for tree houses. No codes for tree houses are found in the International Building Codes or safety standards the county uses to regulate structures. Yet, they claim he must meet these codes to reopen his private tree house, that has been built on his private property. He does not charge admission to see the tree house nor fees to use the tree house for weddings or other activities. The state lists eight offenses including; exceeding allowable height by sixty feet, uneven decking and steps, fall hazards resulting from no guardrails, no obvious exit signs, and no fire alarm, sprinkler system or fire extinguisher. These are codes for other structures, NOT tree houses. Area people support Horace and his genuine journey to follow what he deemed to be God's guidance. If Cumberland County wishes to impose building codes on a private structure then they should do it unbiased, and impose them on ALL structures. It is unfair to punish someone because their expression of devotion to their God has touched so many lives and spread their message to so many that it has became a popular attraction.