Pickle Barrel House | |
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| Location | Burt Township, Michigan |
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| Coordinates | 46°40′16.03″N 85°59′5.07″W / 46.6711194°N 85.9847417°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1926 |
| Architect | Harold S. Cunliff |
| NRHP reference No. | 03001548 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 4, 2004 |
The Pickle Barrel House is a two-story cabin built to in the shape of two barrels. The house design is based on the artwork of William Donahey, an author-illustrator who created the Teenie Weenies cartoon characters that were two inches (5.1 cm) tall[2][3] and lived under a rose bush in a pickle barrel.[4] The house was used as a summer home by Donahey and his wife for ten years. It is currently located in Grand Marais on Michigan's Upper Peninsula near the southern shore of Lake Superior.[5] It is near the intersection of State Highway M-77 and County Highway H-58 in this gateway town to the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore.[5] The main part is a 16-foot-tall (4.9 m) barrel and has two stories. The main floor is for the living area, and the upstairs is a bedroom.[5] A smaller barrel serves as the kitchen, and the two barrels are connected by a pantry.[4][6] There is an outdoor seating area with a large historical marker.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "William Donahey's Teenie Weenies". Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ "The Teenie Weenies". Retrieved May 16, 2008.
- ^ a b c Hunt, Mary & Hunt, Don (2007). "Pickle Barrel Museum". Hunt's Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Albion, MI: Midwestern Guides. Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ a b c "Road Trip America". Retrieved May 15, 2008.
- ^ "Then and Now". Retrieved May 15, 2008.