Wyoming's landmark 'Bottle House' comes on market for $299,900

Mortician spent years collecting glass containers to construct the home


The "Crystal Castle" in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is bookended by turrets. (Erin Simkins Photography)

By Elisabeth Slay
September 5, 2025
5:18 PM ET
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A curvy cabin built from tens of thousands of embalming fluid bottles that shimmer in the Wyoming sun is up for sale. … With an asking price of $299,900 as of Sept. 4, the “Crystal Castle” at 1023 Cottontail Drive, is 766 square feet, and the 3.34-acre corner lot has views of open land, trees, hills and Crystal Reservoir.

The one-bedroom, one-bathroom structure has long captured the imagination of passersby and neighbors alike. … “It’s shaped like a castle, so it’s got round turrets on the end,” owner Vicki Fisher said. “On one of the round parts is the living room, and then it goes into a dining room, kitchen, [and] bathroom. And then the bedroom is the turret on the other side.”


The living room walls follow the curve of one of the home's turrets. (Erin Simkins Photography)

Mortician John Widholm, who spent years collecting the square formaldehyde bottles that make up the home’s outer walls, constructed the property in the 1960s.

“He went to northern Colorado and western Nebraska, and it took him two or three years to even collect enough bottles and then another three years [or so] to even build the structure,” said Tyler Walton, listing agent with Cheyenne Dream Team at #1 Properties.

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