Haus Düssel, Water castle in Düssel, Wülfrath, Germany

Haus Düssel is a former knight's seat in the Düssel district of Wülfrath, first documented in 1182. Its two-storey manor house from the late 18th century was destroyed in a 1945 bombing raid; what survives is the outer bailey with stables and steward's house, rebuilt in 1786 by Johann Peter Bredt, whose building inscription gives 1789. The complex is a protected architectural monument.

Haus Düssel is a former knight's seat first documented in 1182. The estate passed through changing noble ownership until 1784, when it was sold for 22,500 Reichsthaler to the Barmen merchant Johann Peter Bredt (1756–1819). The two-storey manor house from the late 18th century was destroyed in a bombing raid in 1945; the surviving outer bailey with stables and steward's house was rebuilt in 1786, according to a building inscription in 1789, by Johann Peter Bredt. The property later passed to his son, the painter Johann Peter Bredt (1782–1864), and after his widow's death in 1864 to the grandson Joh. Peter Greeff-Bredt, remaining with the Greeff family until after 1945.

The painter Peter Greeff was born at Haus Düssel in 1865, a year after his family acquired the estate from the heirs of the painter Johann Peter Bredt's widow. The Bredt family had bought the knight's seat in 1784 for 22,500 Reichsthaler; the merchant Johann Peter Bredt rebuilt the outer bailey with stables and steward's house, and his son, also a painter, later owned it.

Haus Düssel lies in the Düssel district of Wülfrath, at coordinates 51.26220, 7.05717. The preserved Vorburg with its stables and steward's house stands as a protected monument; the two-storey manor house itself was destroyed in 1945 and no longer exists. Visitors should look for the building inscription of 1789 on the rebuilt Vorburg.

Haus Düssel holds dual protection status as both an architectural monument and an archaeological site, highlighting its scientific and historical value. This combination is uncommon and shows that experts consider both the visible structures and the hidden archaeological layers important for understanding the past.