In the ongoing story of how public figures shape the places they inhabit, Chip and Joanna Gaines have quietly closed a chapter in Waco, Texas, selling their historic castle property for $2.7 million — furnishings and all. The home had long served as a physical expression of the couple's identity and their investment in a city they helped reimagine for a national audience. Its sale does not mark an ending so much as a recalibration, a reminder that even the most iconic addresses eventually pass into new hands and new meanings.