Beer Can House

What can you do with a bunch of beer cans besides recycling them? Well, build a house from them, of course. At least that is what John Milkovisch did in 1968. While not actually constructing a house from beer cans, he decorated the entire house to create an artisic masterpiece, from aluminum siding on the house to ellaborate sculptures.

When to Go: It's not yet open to the public, so just do what most people do and drive by this unique Houston landmark.

It's not yet open to the public, so just do what most people do and drive by this unique Houston landmark.

In Short
It began in '68 with bits of brass, marbles, rocks and buttons overtaking the lawn. By the time John Milkovisch died in 1988, he had devoted 18 years and approximately 39,000...

John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, started his project now known as the Beer Can House in 1968 when he began inlaying thousands of marbles, rocks, and metal pieces into concrete and redwood to form unique landscaping features. When the entire front and back yard were completely covered because he "got sick of mowing the grass", he turned to the house...

John Milkovisch, a retired upholsterer for the Southern Pacific Railroad, started the Beer Can House in 1968 when he began inlaying over 50,000 beer cans into his home, one six-pack at a time.

In 1979 retired upholsterer, John Milkovish, started hanging ceiling attachments, patching fences and tacking the sides of his house with empty aluminum beer cans. Unbelievable? The staff of Ripley's Believe It Or Not thought so as well and featured the house on the show. Other interesting characteristics added over time are the success ladder to the stars, the marvelous marbles address sign...