The Bottle House Is Ready
for Its Next Chapter.

One of Metro Detroit’s most unforgettable homes has just become dramatically more attainable.

Some homes are built.

Others become part of a place.

The Bottle House belongs firmly in the second category.

Built in 1937 by Omar Reese, this Hazel Park landmark became one of Metro Detroit’s most unusual examples of folk architecture.

Thousands of glass bottles were incorporated directly into its construction, transforming a modest home into something people have stopped to look at for generations.

Nearly nine decades later, the home has been restored, reimagined and preserved — and now it is ready for someone new to carry the story forward.

The Story Is Built Into the Walls

What makes the Bottle House memorable is that its history is not simply something written about the property afterward.

You can see it.

Blue glass. Green glass. Amber glass. Clear glass.

Bottle after bottle became part of the architecture itself.

They were not simply decorations added to a finished house.

They became part of the house.

A History Loves Company Film

The Full Story of the Bottle House

The Reel gives you a glimpse. The full film explains how this unusual little house came to exist, why bottles became part of its walls and how it was brought back for another generation.

Watch the Full Film

Saved, Not Frozen in Time

Preserving an unusual home does not mean refusing to let it evolve.

The Bottle House underwent an extensive restoration that preserved the architecture people recognize while transforming the interior into something bright, comfortable and surprisingly contemporary.

That contrast is one of its greatest strengths.

From the street, there is nothing else like it.

Walk through the door and you discover a home designed to actually be lived in.

A Home Meant to Be Lived In

The Bottle House offers approximately 1,225 square feet with two bedrooms, updated living spaces and a detached two-car garage.

The renovation brought modern functionality into the home without erasing the personality that made it memorable in the first place.

A Little More Room to Imagine

Off the walkout lower level is additional bonus space that adds another dimension to the property.

Home office. Studio. Hobby room. Lounge. Creative workspace.

It is flexible enough to become whatever its next owner needs.

There Is No Comparable House

Most homes can be compared to something else nearby.

Another ranch. Another bungalow. Another renovation.

The Bottle House does not work that way.

You are not simply buying a two-bedroom home in Hazel Park.

You are buying a neighborhood landmark. A conversation piece. A surviving piece of Michigan folk architecture. A house people remember after seeing it once.