Greiffenhorst Manor (Krefeld)

The origins of Greiffenhorst Manor House date back to 1826, when Krefeld silk manufacturer Cornelius de Greiff inherited the Linner Mühlenhof and Hausenhof estates. Around 1840, he commissioned court gardener Maximilian Friedrich Weyhe to design a landscape garden, Greiffenhorst Park. Between 1838 and 1843, de Greiff had a small hunting and garden lodge built on the inherited land, presumably based on plans by Otto von Gloeden. Although the construction cost around 20,000 Thalers, de Greiff lost interest shortly after its completion and barely used it.