Land of ENCHANTMENT

If you ever attend an event at the Baumberhof, you’ll find the rolling hills, tree-lined valleys and impressive German architecture make you feel like you’re in a faraway land — not Edmond. The picturesque setting is the result of one family’s inspired design and careful planning.

Owners Michael and Sharon Hahn purchased the property as a private getaway where their large family could make memories together, as well as an agricultural investment where they could have bees, start a farm and grow their own food. Today, however, the land provides so much more. It’s a multigenerational family work- place, where grandparents work alongside their children and grandchildren to maintain the property and manage about 50 weddings a year.

Driving the gravel roads that twist and turn throughout the family’s 450 acres, Sharon Hahn points out the most popular event sites. There’s a valley of trees whose canopy protects visitors from the harsh sun and wind. There’s a wine cellar with ample seating for food and drink. (This is where the Hahns host friends for their annual Oktoberfest.) There’s an open-air courtyard with cozy seating around a fireplace, just o the banquet room where vines grow indoors and climb the walls. (Look closely at the long glass-covered aisle in the middle of this room, and you may notice a hint of water underneath. That’s the family’s lap pool.)

And then there is the iconic barn — perhaps the property’s crowning jewel — based on a 400-year-old structure the Hahns discovered in the Black Forest of Bavaria, Germany.

“Our builder fl ew out to Germany. He drew it, and then he recreated it here,” said Sharon Hahn, noting that Michael’s heritage traces back to Heidelberg, Germany. His frequent travels to the country inspired the Baumberhof's enchanting architecture.

Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings have been held on the property since the Hahns began developing it about 20