Haus Almerfeld, Manor house in Brilon, Germany.

Haus Almerfeld is a stone manor house in Brilon built with traditional German architecture from earlier centuries, featuring several outbuildings across the grounds. The main structure displays solid craftsmanship, while the surrounding buildings point to its former role as a working farm.

Haus Almerfeld was built in 1738 to plans by Michael Spanner, a master builder from Erwitte who also designed Kloster Grafschaft, the abbey building at Kloster Liesborn and the Old Town Hall in Rüthen. In the mid-19th century Franciscan monks lived there for a time; later the house served as a farm, workshop and café. From 2016 to 2026 the artist Lutz Bernsau lived and worked in it, and until 2026 it belonged to Count Wilhelm von Spee.

The manor served as the center of a working farm for many years and still shapes how this part of the Brilon countryside looks today. Its stone walls and surrounding grounds reflect how wealthy families lived and managed their properties here.

The building sits in the rural area of Brilon and is easy to spot from outside, though it remains in private hands and is not always open to visitors. The best way to experience it is to view the property from the surrounding public roads and paths.

The estate shows particularly clearly how German country properties of earlier times combined residence and farming under one working system. This practical arrangement let the family oversee and manage their fields directly from home.