Bottle House Museum
A history museum on Wuoksi Ave, with 22 places within a five-minute walk. The only one of its kind listed in Kaleva.















On the National Register since 1987

Makinen, John J., Bottle House
Makinen, John J., Bottle House was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 9, 1987. It is significant for its architecture at the national level. Its architecture is described as Bungalow.
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.
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