Whittaker Chambers Farm | |
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| Location | East Saw Mill Rd., Westminster, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°39′35″N 76°58′35″W / 39.65972°N 76.97639°W |
| Area | 390 acres (160 ha) |
| Built | 1941 |
| Website | whittakerchambers |
| NRHP reference No. | 88001824 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 17, 1988[1] |
| Designated NHLD | May 17, 1988[2] |
The Whittaker Chambers Farm, also known as the Pipe Creek Farm, is a historic cluster of farm properties near Westminster in rural Carroll County, Maryland. The farm's historic significance comes from its ownership by Whittaker Chambers (1901-1961), a pivotal figure in American Cold War politics. In December 1948, Chambers hid the "Pumpkin Papers" (microfilm) while awaiting a subpoena from the House Un-American Activities Committee to relinquish any intelligence stolen from the US Government by members of the Soviet spy rings within the federal government (e.g., Alger Hiss). Chambers also wrote his best-selling 1952 memoir Witness there. The property was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, in a somewhat controversial decision.[2][3] The property remains in the Chambers family and is not accessible to the public.[4]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "Whitakker Chambers Farm". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
- ^ Barry Mackintosh (January 26, 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Whitakker Chambers Farm" (pdf). National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Chambers, Whittaker (May 1952). Witness. Random House. pp. 3 (wrote at Medfield), 371–372 (Alger Hiss), 514 (dairy farm), 514–515 (bought Medfield), 516 (dirt farm), 751–755 (strawberry patch, Pumpkin Papers). ISBN 9780895269157. Retrieved August 6, 2019.