Haus Esselt, Former manor house in Hünxe, Germany

Haus Esselt is a former knight's estate in Drevenack, north of Hünxe, consisting of a plain two-storey baroque manor house and former farm buildings to its south. The manor stands on a rectangular plan with a tiled hipped roof, a wooden roof turret with a bell renewed in 1988, grey rendered brickwork, and rectangular casement windows in four and five axes. The moat system that once surrounded it no longer exists; remains survive south of the house.

First documented in 1330, the estate changed hands among noble families including Henrick Snackard and later Johann von der Capellen. The von der Capellen family served the Duchess of Kleve and shaped the property's development across generations.

The site functions as the Otto Pankok Museum since 1968, displaying the artist's work in a converted barn building. This transformation connects the estate's history to its role as a place for experiencing modern art.

Haus Esselt lies in the Hohe Mark landscape protection area and is connected to several cycling and hiking routes; it is one of the Naturparkhäuser. Guided tours of the museum, the manor house and the garden are possible, so ask about them before setting out. The manor house has been under restoration since autumn 2016, with around 4.5 million euros budgeted, so parts may be closed.

The estate's name likely comes from the Issel stream, which once fed its moat; the moat itself is gone, but remnants survive south of the manor house. The baroque manor was probably built by Christoph von Loeben after he bought the property in 1709.