Philippseich Castle (Dreieich)

Philippseich Castle is a castle complex near Dreieich-Götzenhain in the district of Offenbach in Hesse. The origins of the castle date back to the 17th century, and it later became the residence of a collateral line of the County of Isenburg.

Around 1675, Count Johann Ludwig von Isenburg had a hunting lodge built in what was then the manorial game park. It was a two-story wooden building. Under his son Johann Philipp, further buildings were erected at the beginning of the 18th century, such as the Green Building and the castle church, which subsequently housed the family crypt. This became necessary after the death of Johann Philipp, after whom the castle is also named, when the collateral line Isenburg-Philippseich was founded in 1711. Philippseich became the center and residence of the partial county, which until 1806 included the towns of Götzenhain, Offenthal, Sprendlingen, Urberach, Messel, and Münster.

Between 1794 and 1800, a new castle building in a simple mansard style was constructed under Count Heinrich-Ferdinand. In 1885, the interior decoration was reported to include family portraits and views of Hayn Castle, as well as a rich series of English copper engravings and Renaissance ivory sculptures.

The castle remained in family ownership until the extinction of the line in 1920 and then passed to the Isenburg-Birstein line. In 1941, it came into private ownership and was fundamentally renovated in the second half of the 20th century. Except for church services, for which the Protestant community is granted a right of way, the grounds cannot be entered.