Collyer brothers
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Collyer brothers
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2017-03-06T01:57:15Z
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Homer Lusk Collyer (November 6, 1881 – March 21, 1947) and Langley Wakeman Collyer (October 3, 1885 – c. March 9, 1947), known as the Collyer brothers, were two American brothers who became infamous for their bizarre natures and compulsive hoarding. For decades, the two lived in seclusion in their Harlem brownstone at 2078 Fifth Avenue (at the corner of 128th Street) where they obsessively collected books, furniture, musical instruments, and myriad other items, with booby traps set up in corridors and doorways to ensnare intruders. In March 1947, both were found dead in their home surrounded by over 140 tons of collected items that they had amassed over several decades.
Since the 1960s, the site of the former Collyer house has been a pocket park, named for the brothers.
Since the 1960s, the site of the former Collyer house has been a pocket park, named for the brothers.
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“Collyer brothers,” Digital History - Histoire Numérique, accessed September 19, 2024, http://omeka.uottawa.ca/jmccutcheon/items/show/540.