Ontario teacher built wife a house from 25,000 glass bottles
In 1973, a teacher named Hank Deverell built a house in Ontario, Canada, using 25,000 glass bottles to provide a display space for his wife's doll collection. The structure became a local tourist attraction known for its unique use of light and color.
Why it matters
It serves as a historical example of creative, low-cost architectural recycling and community-based folk art.
In 1973, Ontario teacher Hank Deverell and his wife Myrtle built a house from glass bottles in Redditt, a small community in northwestern Ontario, Canada. Myrtle wanted a house to display her growing doll collection, and Hank turned the idea into a bottle-built structure that later became a local tourist attraction.The Redditt Bottle House is located along Highway 658, about 20 minutes north of Kenora. The property was created in the early 1970s and includes the bottle house along with other glass and fantasy-themed structures. The unusual construction has since drawn visitors to the area.According to the Kenora Great War Project, Myrtle was previously married to Orley Edgar Neuert, a former Canadian soldier who served with the 13th Battalion during the First World War.
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