The mansion finally emerges as a love letter to architectural romance when Joe Stein and his bride Ella Baag commission Franz's brother, the talented Edward Stein, to create their marital sanctuary. A masterpiece of Queen Anne Victorian splendor unfolds—its asymmetrical silhouette, intricate spindlework, and dramatic rooflines whisper stories of an elegant era. Though now reimagined in color, the mansion originally stood in pristine white, its wrap-around porch and squared tower creating the perfect tableau for Fredericksburg's most stylish newlyweds.