In the twelfth century, the area around Helmond was part of the possessions of the van Hornes.

The current castle was initially owned by the van Berlaer family.

The mint master Carel Frederik Wesselman bought the manor with the castle Helmond in 1781.

In 1549 a fierce fire raged in the castle, in which especially the west wing and the roofs of the building were damaged.

Anna Maria de Jonge van Zwijnsbergen and her two daughters, on the condition that the castle was only used for the municipal administration.

Apart from two square towers and one entrance gate, these have to make way for the construction of the Kasteel-Traverse (a bridge crossing straight through the center of Helmond).

During the major renovation in 1923, a system of corridors was built in front of the original rooms.