In Redmond, Washington is the four-story Redmond Treehouse built in 1980 by Steve Rondel on an old, broad, leafed maple tree and is today a local attraction. It is on 5 acres of land with a homestead where Steve and his wife Diana started a family. Rondel built the treehouse so that his young family could learn, play and explore nature while growing up in the great Pacific Northwest. He was inspired to build the Redmond Treehouse after watching the 1960 Swiss Family Robinson film, where a treehouse was built on an island to protect a family from wildlife.
The Redmond Treehouse Architecture
The Redmond Treehouse is an odd attraction, albeit with complex architecture for a typical treehouse. It has a jetty leading to a moat, and its spiral staircase leading up to the top floor is built around a maple tree trunk….
