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Beer Can House

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John Milkovisch drank 39,000 cans of beer, then decorated his house with the flattened empties.

Address:: 222 Malone, Houston, TX
Directions:: From I-45, just south of the intersection of I-10, take the Memorial Drive exit. Head west about a mile. Soon after you pass the North Shepherd Drive exit you will make a right on Malone St. The Beer Can House is two blocks north, on the right.
Hours:: Daylight hours. Tours Sa-Su 12-5. (Call to verify)
Phone:: 713-926-6368

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John Milkovisch drank 39,000 cans of beer, then decorated his house with the flattened empties. Roadsideamerica.com Report...

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The Beer Can House is looking good. One thing though -- we did notice a handful of 7Up cans were used on the house. Those must have been from when he had a hangover. [Michael, 10/13/2011]

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The Beer Can House in Houston appears well and intact. [blythe, 07/03/2010]

[RA: Visitors can tour the inside of the late John Milkovisch's sudsy Xanadu on weekend afternoons.]

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Here is view of the beer can house in May, 2007. The beer can siding and fences are intact, but all the can tab curtains appear to have been removed. [Matt Kirby, 07/20/2007]

[RA: Ronna Linder sent us a similar observation and noted "There is a sign on the property that indicates that the 'Orange Show Center for Visionary Art' is now preserving the property and may have removed all of the beer cans as part of the restoration (whatever that may entail)."]

Beer Can House Fix-Up Funds Landed by Orange Show

Houston's beloved Beer Can House will undergo a major restoration, funded in part by a $125,000 Houston Endowment grant obtained by the Orange Show Foundation. The Orange Show acquired the late John and Mary Milkovisch's beer can-covered home in 2001.... [03/19/2005] Complete News Story

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