Detroit’s iconic “Bottle House” has hit the market for the first time in more than 70 years after undergoing a painstaking four-year renovation that returned the glittering façade to its original glory, while transforming the rest of the property into a bright, modern retreat.
The extraordinary $350,000 two-bedroom, one-bathroom home in Hazel Park, MI, was built in 1937 by its original owner, who set the ends of 20,000 blue and green bottles into the concrete walls, making it look like the home was covered in sparkling jewels.
But after its most recent owner—the matriarch of the Kline family—died, the home was left to languish, with a sagging porch concealing the once-dazzling bottle embellishments, which slowly became covered in layers of dust and grime…