HAZEL PARK, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Hazel Park home built with over 20,000 bottles is up for sale. The house located on West Elza Avenue was built in 1937 and is affectionately known in the community as the "bottle house" and has been catching the eyes of many over the years.

Carl Schiller, the homeowner, appreciates the historical significance of each bottle.

"What I love the most are these bottles all represent a moment in time," Schiller said.

The Hazel Park bottle house was originally built in 1937 by Omar Reese, who worked at Dodge Main in Hamtramck. Every brick is covered in glass bottles from all over the world including Germany, Scotland and the United States.

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Schiller explained why Reese decided to build the way he did.

"There was a timber worker strike in the Upper Peninsula.

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