Schloss Westhusen
Schloss Westhusen is a water castle in Dortmund’s Westerfilde district, with a yellow two-storey manor house. A gabled roof, green shutters, and bright corner quoins define its visible facade. A polygonal tower rises from the eastern facade, one mezzanine higher than the main building. A bridge reaches the ground-floor portal beneath the coats of arms of two families.
Gerlach Specke built the house in 1332 after the estate land passed to his father, Gyselbert. Ownership later passed through the von Vittinghoff, von Hoete, and von Sydow families. The von Sydows added outbuildings between 1853 and 1856, then reshaped the manor in Neo-Gothic style. Restoration followed between 1974 and 1979, while senior residence use began in 1992.
The two elongated eastern buildings now provide senior housing, and public access remains partial. The grounds are protected as an archaeological monument, while the building appears in Dortmund’s heritage register. At the southeast corner, a low battlemented wall encloses a terrace with a small polygonal watchtower.
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