Published: 5/17/2021 4:17:46 PM
Today, the tree-shaded cabins are just barely visible from busy Route 9 in Antrim, at the intersection with Clinton Road. Not so long ago, however, the Pine Haven Tourist Court and Cabins served as one of Antrim’s numerous cottage and resort enterprises, and catered to a good number of locals, too.
The eight seasonal cottages were built in 1939 by Bert and Elizabeth Van Hennik, who came from Scarsdale, New York. In addition to the cabins, they built a tea room, and an Esso gas station. Their daughter, Martha Brown, took over the cabins and tea room in 1983 when her mother died, and ran it until 2003, according to records from the Antrim Historical Society. North Carolina resident Donald Brown, Martha’s son, has owned the property since her death in 2005.