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Klein Engelenburg's history goes back to 1835, when Judith van Lennep had a white mansion built. Around 1910, the then owner, Esquire S. van Citters, built a side wing to the house to store his car. Brummen's first car, half the village was blown away. The mansion was demolished in 1912 and the current country house, orangery and gardener's house was built under the architecture of architects Feem and Bremer. The 80,000 m2 of land became a park garden based on an idea by landscape architect Leonard Springer. The garden was bordered by the Burgemeester de Wijslaan, the Engelenburgerlaan, Stationsstraat (Brummen station dates from 1865) and the Spoorstraat. Beautiful garden parties were held in which the 300-meter driveways were decorated in a fairytale with hundreds of lanterns. During the war years, the Germans took possession of Klein Engelenburg. After that it was sold to the reformed Stichting Kindertoevlucht in The Hague and the house served as a children's home for half a century. As of 2004, Klein Engelenburg is a small-scale, private residential care location. The country house still has the entrance portal covered with marble and the monumental hall with a spacious wooden landing staircase and stained-glass windows, in which the family coats of arms are depicted.

Engelenburg is an estate with a castle that was built in the 17th century. In 1828 the house was thoroughly restored and rebuilt, but the old layout of the rooms was retained. Castle Engelenburg served as a model for the construction of Paleis Het Loo in 1684. The first resident of Castle Engelenburg, Jacob I Schimmelpenninck van der Oije, traded German wines to the Baltic States.

The current building dates from 1833. However, its origins are much older, in 1642 it became a fief of the Duchy of Gelre. According to prints, the building was then a defensible manor with a moat and a gate tower with a drawbridge. De Rees was, and is now again, in use as a retreat center.

Striking outside at the entrance of Brummen, named after the stream near the house. The first occupant was Mrs. Berns-Heinsius, widow of a doctor, 1841. The house was and is privately occupied. It has also functioned as a general practice and as a residence for Franciscan fathers of Huis De Rees.

De Beelhorst has functioned as a town hall for over 60 years. To the right of the Beelhorst is the residence of the municipal clerk of the time. At the hands of the alderman Baron van Rhemen van Rhemenshuizen, Brummen got its first town hall in 1880. During that time Brummen evolved from an agricultural village to a residential resort for the well-to-do. It was cold and dark in the basement of the Beelhorst, very suitable for detainees who were briefly detained by the municipal constable. Now the cellar vaults are in use for the storage and tasting of wine. The current owners have restored De Beelhorst over several years into the stately villa of yesteryear.

People from all over the Netherlands eagerly awaited a place in this retirement home (1883-1976) for 'unmediated ladies from the distinguished position'. Witness to this are many well-preserved application letters. The decent ladies could spend their last years in Huize Louise in peace and above all in dignity. They paid a small fee. Their stay was partly financed by the existence of a reserve fund. The ransom had been deposited into the fund, which had been demanded for the kidnapping of 13-year-old Marius Bogaardt, but which did not have to be paid because the boy had already been murdered! A great drama that caused a lot of commotion in 1880. The Bogaardt family never wanted to own the ransom again and contributed with their money to the 'Christelijk te Huis'. The Bogaardts themselves lived at Groot Engelenburg. Louise, better known in Brummen as Mrs. Van Marle, was the eldest daughter of the Bogaardt family and the big sister of Marius. The house is named after her. The residents lived a secluded life, often alone in their room, which was elegant. The scepter was held by the elite government and the authoritarian director. Storage for a 'girl' after four years of service was refused by the headmistress, "What do you want to do with the money?!". The care was in the hands of three ranks of girls. "My work was very hard, hard work. It already started with a hike from Leuvenheim, in the morning at 7 o'clock I had to be at Louise Institute, until 8 o'clock in the evening" . Huize Louise was a retirement home for almost a century. In addition to the First and Second World War and the great crisis in 1929, the house has undergone many technical developments. Think of sewers instead of the cesspools, which were emptied three times a year. A lightning rod in 1900, after a lightning strike. Electric light as a replacement for gas lights, which used to be a replacement for kerosene lamps. The vacuum cleaner replaced the brush, broom and mop. And in 1936 central heating and mains water was installed. This put an end to the supply of wood and coal and the regular emptying of the ash pan. The central heating must still be operated, costs 25 guilders per winter month.