 Towards the end of the 19th century, the villa was expanded into a "Schloss" (château or residential castle).The Kaiser, Wilhelm II, who was the Baron's friend, visited Lieser in 1906, 1911 and 1913.Beginning in 1883, Lieser was connected to the railway network by the "Maare-Mosel-Bahn", which was a branchline off the Koblenz-Trier line leading from Wittlich-Wengerohr through Lieser to Bernkastel-Kues, and which existed until 1988.