5 min read When you’ve renovated so many homes in a town that its name has become nearly synonymous with your own, it takes a special project to really stand out. For Chip and Joanna Gaines, the veritable renovation royals of Waco, Texas, that property is Cottonland Castle. The 1913 stone manor house, originally modeled after a small German castle along the Rhine River, has a history and foundation dating back to 1890, not to mention a permanent place in local lore.