But that was a condo. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. Join Facebook to connect with George Burke and others you may know. Thank you so much. He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. I said, No, no, no. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. Burke: Yes. Daller: Well, you got involved with Burkes Landing with Scalia. So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. Burke: Its never finished! And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. But things that, well, were thatyou needed carpenters that knew, that were good carpenters. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. Q: I wanted to ask, also, theres a painting of you in the house, right? You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. Because the problem was is that my uncle was paying for everything in the househe was paying for the heating, he was paying all the utilities, paying all the bills. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. Lets stay friends. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. And she was living here all by herself. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. Born in the Province of Pola, Italy, "George" settled in the Bronx. Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. And I took the money. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. All rights reserved. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Help NYPAP document and celebrate NYCs preservation movement. And here was the street. George Burke. No, its not something were talking about right now. It was piled up in their basement. I mean, you talked about it, when you were a kid, that it was this big house that you would see when you were out on, Daller: Its a part of the history of Staten Island. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? You werent on Staten Island. Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? And I saved quite a bit of money. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? Some kind of jewelry. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. In fact, my mother worked there. Im only a salesman in a department store. I said, and its going to take a lot of money to put that house back together. She said, Well, Im going to help you all I can. And I said, But why would I fix a house I didnt own? And she said, Well, why dont we talk about that. She said, If youre interested in buying it, I will make the arrangements that you can own it. He come over he looked at it. If you want to come in a business with me, John, lets make into a beautiful restaurant. So he said, Okay, Ive never owned a restaurant, but Id be willing to try it, George. So I said, Well, John, youre gonna have to put a lot of money in it because you have all the money, as being who you are. [laughs]. Q: Andif this is something that you cant discuss, let me knowbut, for example, if you decide to repaint, like you did in this room, is that something that the board fundraises for? The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. Burke: But I forgot what the other two things where. And they did. It doesnt happen on the North Shore because were very condensed and its a dense population. You can retire. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. But the story that was cuteremember the lady in England, the antique dealer, that used to bring her bottles all the time? And the house across the street from it, the Old [Sir Walter] Tyrrell House. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Daller: Yes, I found him. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. I bought the house and Bess and Marge came over. People: Mario Buatta, Luis Caizares, Linda Daller, John Krawchuck, James and Kathleen Pistilli, Adriana Scalamandr, John Scalia, Elizabeth Bess Seguine Aug, Joseph Seguine, Organizations: Friends of the Seguine Mansion, Historic House Trust, House of Scalamandr, NYC Departments of Parks and Recreation, Sherwin-Williams, U.S. Air Force, Places: Annandale, Hammersmith College, Port Richmond, Old Bermuda Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Seguine Mansion, St. George, Staten Island, Tidewater Inn, Tottenville, The New York Preservation Archive Project. And Luis was really, really a great guy. Destroyed. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. George Burke. I knew what she looked like, I knew where it was. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. Frank Tredici. Staten Island, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, Long Island, and New Jersey (718) 966-7800 Q: Yes. Prince Edward Island. Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? I dont know if it ever took off. I started with the basement. Burke: Oh, I loved her. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. Theres none of the spirits. And thats what this house is. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. Q: Did you start the restoration process at that house? Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. Syosset. Q: Was that here in the house? Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? I mean, how did you decide what to purchase, what to collect? But that was biga big, two-bedroom condo. While stationed in England, he studied interior design and architectural history and began to collect antiques through estate sales and flea markets, focusing on ceramics, paintings, light fixtures, and many other decorative items from the Victorian era. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. Architectural style and interior style? She married her husband Thomas Burke on April 24, 1965, and had five children. Daller: Its life estate that he has. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. Q: And so when you were deciding what to collect, were you thinking about. The beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke, he was the devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. I would have saved it. Facebook. Daller: No, I dont. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. And we were sitting in the kitchen in the basement and he was going on the Ouija board and I said, What does it say, what does it say? And Eric is sitting there and hes talking, and hes sounding like a lady, and hes saying, Youre in my house, and I dont want you. The Seguine nestled in the back of his mind, Burke joined the Air Force and moved to London when he was 19. The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. Im going to retire, Im going to go down to that big old house, restore it, fix it all up, move in it, and enjoy it. I traveled all over the world, traveled to Alaska, all over, with the military. I thought for sure that would never go. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. Because people will come in, and therell be four or five people and somebody will walk by and just pick this up, and pick that up. The whole family kind ofand the ladies got too old, and they decided they were going to move and go live inI think Georgia or Virginia, I forgot. And he said, George, you know, that big, beautiful house that sits empty? But those things, I couldnt. And whats going on up the street here now? Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? Its still there in Port Richmond. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! Q: What do you think the role of this house is, in this part of Staten Island? And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. I was Im offered fortunes for the front field, for the side field, for the backfield. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. You said you started with the basement. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. But what she did is she sold off parcel after parcel in order for her to live here in the house because she had no income. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. People didnt want it because it had such a reputation as being haunted. Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. Because she begged me. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. Q: So its budgets and the contractors, all that stuff. I woke up with a sweat. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. And it was very much built like this house. I want it now. I could never get it. And Id go in and Id buy all the liquor with those stamps. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. They didnt even have soap. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. Burke: I was thinking about getting a big home, having a home, and what I would want in itthe paintings, what kind of furniture, carpets, everything. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. So what I did, I decided, well, Id go inand we had where you could buy all your liquor and such in the post exchange. Yes. Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. Where all the servants lived. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? He also discusses the donation of the Seguine Mansion to the Historic House Trust, and his vision for the ongoing maintenance of the home and property. Its Greek Revival. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. So I went out and I said toI had two roommates, and I said to my roommates, Wheres my box? And they said Oh, well, Sergeant Joiner came in and took it. I said, Oh, no! I went running out. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. So, Id do that. So I went up with Father Tom and I had to take care of all those Eskimos, if any of them got sick or hurt this or that. Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. Daller: Well, yes. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. Located in Staten Island, NY. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. Daller: No. So they built it like an attic and it was called an attic but it was a whole complete story. I didnt know they were lilacs, but I could smell something pretty. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. Or you can do a small whatever. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. Or is that real? That was real. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? So she finally died. And the White Party we do in order to take care of doing cleanup on the lawn, doing any kind of plantings, or anything, because he did it all the years. Daller: But when you got it, it really was in need of repair. Christ, we had a good time. And the backyard is beautiful. She was living in the house untilshe owned it until she died, and then I would take it over. And that was it. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. So I couldnt take any of the clothes. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. Theyre going out for the garbage. I said, No, no, no, Im trying to take them. So I took them and I had them all redone and reupholstered, and here they are. A lot of these drapes, they did. So I moved into the front parlor room, there. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? So, I dont know. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. You couldnt see the grounds through the trees and it was just covered and everything. Would you like to elaborate on that? So I bought it. You know, everybody grew up together. Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? Q: Okay. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. And if they only would have remained, they would have been a part of it, and everything could have been fully appreciated. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. I probably gave it to Bess. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. The one owned by the steel companywas that a beautiful house! And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. And it was quite difficult to maintain the big house we were living in. Yes. And she wanted to start running things and taking things over. GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. And I had a little house in Tottenville so I decided, well, Ill move into this big housein hereand Ill get rid of all the property that I have in Tottenville. Well, by this time, I had a lot of money. In Europe, he felt like he had been. She came and did a lot for the draperies and everything here. Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. Daller: The stables. Burke: Yes. But what was really, really bad was people, if they were going to build a garage, or they were going to build something, theyd go to that big, beautiful mansion and rip the siding off of it and take it back to build what they want to build. Burke: Yes. And I think we can end there. More beautiful than peoples houses. Burke: Anyway, she was well known here on Staten Island. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Was very little time on here. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. Burke: Oh my god. And I took John in as a partner, but I owned the Old Bermuda Inn and the two buildings. Would you? Its unreal! But I mean, that wasthe holes, the plaster gone. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? And the kitchen was outside. And we were great friends. But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. So she was always, Come on, George. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. So because it was done like the French did, I never had to pay tax, or only tax on a two-story house, instead of a three-story. Besides horses and Rusty, there are peacocks too. One day, he was gone. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. So I went around to all the nursesof course, I was in the medical departmentand I asked all the nurses, What are you doing with your stamps? And the house was really, needed shapebut thank God it was built as well is it was built, otherwise it would have fallen down. Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. And then Iwhatd I do then, Ioh, I paid for this house, didnt I? It was terrible. But anyway, she said, No, Im not going in. Burke: Oh. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. And no ones going to be able to talk about it, and point things out, and say where it came from, or whats the history behind it. Ill give you a job. Unfortunately, all the grounds areI dont even know if the house is there anymore! Q: and Linda Daller for the New York Preservation Archive Project. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. And that was inwhere the hell, what did they call that area where all the Eskimos lived? Daller: You werent here. But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! John T Burke passed away on April 22, 2015 in Whiting, NJ and is under the care of. Oh, that was the ghost in Tottenville. Mrs. Mackey. Burke: Okay. They moved in there, and they lived there. Death and Obituary Indexes from the Buffalo and Erie County Public Library includes: Buffalo Deaths, 1882-1892; Death Notices and Obituaries in the Buffalo News, 4-22-2009 to 2010; Index to Births, Marriages, and Deaths found in select Buffalo and Erie County Publications, 1870s-1950; some cemetery burial records; and other items. See Photos. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. And so they lost it. He appreciated it. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. Q: Yes, absolutely. Interviewee: George Burke Location: Staten Island, NY Interviewer: Sarah Dziedzic Date: November 9, 2021 . The mansion, oh god. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. I said to him, Are you kidding? She spent most of her life as a homemaker. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. Burke: I used to, but I didnt I didnt keep it on everything. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. That was something that you had restoredis that right? So the next day, Im up and Im outside. Thats what I was. So we talked to our brother Bill and he had come up with the money, bought the house. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. And there was nobody but my mother and I now, living in our house. Daller: You met some interesting people there. Q: When you were making those decisions about decorating, were you thinking about a particular style, like a historic style, that you were going for? It makes sense because she was an old lady. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. He had the military ship the items back to family members in New York City, a perk of military service that made moving his collection back to the States possible. First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. I said I was the only person at that timemy uncle gave me my sweet sixteen there, and all my friends were invited to come formal. So she said, Bess said, Were going to have to quit, George. I said Oh, shit. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. My sisterher mother [indicates Daller], Francesmy sister living in the Bronx, she got me a little apartment and she got me a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. I was always in the operating room or someplace like that. And that was the Air Force. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Burke: Yes, I paid off this house. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. And youd walk out, and the porch was all brick, and at the end of the porch was a big arch that had little windows in it and a French door where you could walk out to the garden. And thats what I did. Burke: the Historic House people did give me a big bronze plaque to put on the front of it. And they were the big windows that lookedand that was a whole, bigjust like here, it was another story. And it became quite the place to be. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. Chris was the one that got involved with it. Youre working too hard. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. And these roofs had big arches, like this. And, you know, who has that!? Daller: If they cant ride, why should they be here? I found him through somebody. Of course, she loved the smell of lilacs. Theres a bunch of little houses now built all along through their gardens. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. They didnt have it six months and they went under. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. Sure, Id no idea of ever owning his house because I had a beautiful big house in Tottenvillebig French style house. And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. But the only thing was it was too small. I dont know what it is. The columns werent square wooden ones, like these, they were beautiful fluted ones with all the Corinthian leaves on the tops of them and all that stuff. That came in part from the attorney. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? View the profiles of people named George Burke. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. I dont think anythings missing? Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. And I made a lot of money. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here . And one day. It was like a mansion youve never seen. I went to boot camp, I loved it. And then I was able to get all my stuff out of storage and out of peoples homes where I stored them, and furnished the house and moved and lived in the whole house, took care of it. Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? You made enough money. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. Burke: She has it. There was nine of us in the whole family. . She was great because she would know. I saved that, thats still there. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. He painted that for me. Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. And that guy, look at the size of that house he just built. Create an obituary. Like this chair that youre sitting in, these are Chippendale chairs in the Chinese style. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. I think hes given you a great history of what started and, basically, youve talked about his life from the beginning, so, I dont know. The Seguine girls, as they were called,. Q: The Friends of the Seguine Mansionthe friends group. Daller: So not that much time was spent on Staten Island. Bar and restaurant adds family and flavor to Weymouth Landing scene, Why New England Wildlife Center is treating a bald eagle for poisoning, Healey's proposed tax aid plan benefits families, seniors, homeowners, Mass. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. So that had the outside kitchen. I had just bought this house, and it needed a lot of work. I come down the stairs and I opened the door. Im gonna go look. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. Was her name Mackey? Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. And if you can capture and keep something that looks like this, then this is a big plus for the area. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. And I went from room to room and it took me a couple of years, didnt it? So its a shame. By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's designated one of Staten Island's signature society events of the year, a. It was his first time off of Staten Island. Otherwise, Id never be able to have half the stuff thats in here because it would have cost me a private fortune to have it shipped. 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