John J. Makinen Bottle House

The John J. Makinen Bottle House (also known as the Kaleva Bottle House, Kaleva Bottle House Museum, and Kaleva Historical Museum) is a house built of bottle wall construction in 1941 by John J. Makinen, Sr. It is located in Kaleva, Michigan near Manistee. Construction uses over 60,000 bottles laid on their sides with the bottoms toward the exterior.

Kaleve Bottle House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Michigan State Historic Site
John J. Makinen Bottle House
LocationKaleva, Michigan
Coordinates44°22′19″N 86°00′35″W
Built1941
ArchitectJohn J. Makinen Sr.
Architectural styleBottle house
NRHP reference No.87000423
Added to NRHPJuly 7, 1987
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