Faber-Castell Castle
After the wedding in 1930, Ottilie von Faber and her husband Alexander zu Castell-Rudenhausen built a new representation building next to the small old palace. The bell tower, the dominant feature of the town Stein, gives the northern frontage the character of a town hall and connects both the castles.
During World War II, the castle was confiscated by the German Wehrmacht. The castle came out of the war almost intact, and after the war ended in 1945, the American army settled in it. During the Nuremberg Trials, the castle provided accommodation for lawyers and reporters. The Faber-Castell family never returned to the castle.
The last Americans left in 1953, and 30 years after their departure, Anton-Wolfgang Graf von Faber-Castell undertook the renovation of the castle. In 1986, on the occasion of the 225th anniversary of the founding of the company, it was first opened to the public. Many plans of the castle have been preserved to these days, most of them are about interior decoration.