Whittaker Chambers Farm
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| Whitakker Chambers Farm | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark District) | |
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| Location: | East Saw Mill Rd., Westminster, Maryland |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Area: | 390 acres |
| Built/Founded: | 1941 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Designated as NHL: | May 17, 1988[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | May 17, 1988[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 88001824 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Whitakker Chambers Farm, also known as Pipe Creek Farm, was the home "of Whittaker Chambers, an ex-Communist whose revelations about his past espionage activities with Alger Hiss, a former State Department official, had major political repercussions after World War II. Here Chambers turned over the 'pumpkin papers' implicating Hiss and later wrote 'Witness,' his best-selling autobiography."[1]
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1988.[1][3]
The landmarking of the site is unusual, because it does not pass a usual requirement of 50 years' age for a historic event, and an advisory panel recommended against its designation. In 1988, Interior Secretary Donald P. Hodel granted national landmark status to the Pipe Creek Farm.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Whitakker Chambers Farm. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-06-09.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2008-04-15).
- ^ Barry Mackintosh (January 26, 1988), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Whitakker Chambers FarmPDF (32 KB), National Park Service
- ^ Site in Hiss-Chambers Case Now a Landmark. The New York Times (May 18, 1988). Retrieved on [[June 9, 2008]].
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