So I run downstairs. Right across the creek. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. And if theyre gonna make a museum out of it, theyre gonna have to pay somebody to greet people and take them on tours. Besides horses and Rusty, there are peacocks too. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! That was a shame. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And they were big floors. So I would walk around, Id look and Id see some beautiful stuff for sale, for nothing. Most recent obituaries in New York. Daller: No. I open the door to the parlor. And this is Sarah Dziedzic. Q: So well have audio recording and a transcript for researchersand Ill remove those names that you mentioned, Linda. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. It was a mess. Q: What do you think the role of this house is, in this part of Staten Island? Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. Burke: Well, youve got to thank Mrs. Seguine. Most of them were little things. Daller: And that house was beautiful. More beautiful than peoples houses. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. And she wanted to start running things and taking things over. They are Chinese Chippendale. Q: And how did you keep track of all the items in your collection as they were moving from, Burke: Well, a lot of this stuff, I never got back, because once you left it for years and years, you werent going to go back and say, Well, give me that, and give me this. Was it your mother I gave her all the blue and. And that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. Im offered fortunes for the front field, for the side field, for the backfield. Staten Island, Richmond County, NY Genealogy Site - Staten Island Recent Obituaries Facebook gives people the power to. And I had to have somebody upstairs, standing on the stairs, and told me when to stop jacking, when the stairs got level, because the stairs were like this. Find the obituary of William Burke (1966 - 2021) from Staten Island, NY. Click here to view all obituaries Search Obituaries Contact Us / Location. Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. 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. Unfortunately. 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. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. There were some gorgeous mansions. Yes. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. You could imagine what the mansion looked like. These are those Persian carpets. And the backyard is beautiful. And it was very much built like this house. It would have been spectacular but greed set in, and thats what they did. 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. But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. And she was living here all by herself. I thought for sure that would never go. Its still there. He was in the Air Force. I think so. He appreciated it. You are to get out. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. Now theyre worth a couple hundred-dollars apiece. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. So I go downstairs. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. Q: And you said that you restored the garden there too? Burke: Oh, when I bought the house, everybody told me, Oh, what are you buying that old crap for? Well, I didnt say I bought it because I got it practically for nothing because they couldnt get rid of it. 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? And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. And then finally I had a man come in and talking to me about how hes bought a place on Staten Island that hes opening up a place like Saks only not as nice. Or is there a way for things to be changed? So while I used to work then with them, and then I decided, this is not for me. Staten Island, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, Long Island, and New Jersey (718) 966-7800 Probably. That was all what she had in mind! And Im looking at looking at it and I said, You know, thats the last house. She married her husband Thomas Burke on April 24, 1965, and had five children. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. Theyre piled up. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. So coming back to it was a change. Burke: Okay. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. But I mean, that wasthe holes, the plaster gone. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. Thats what I wanted. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. What was. And thats where she was. She said, You saw her in your dream. I said, Holy shit, I said, you think that was her? She said, It could have been her. I said, Then she went like that and chased me out of her house. She said, That was her. And so people saidthey took all the horses and they moved to New Jersey. They were gorgeous. 6389 Amboy Road. He said he believes that whoever was in that other house, really didnt want people there. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. Its all stay in here. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. They were all six floor walkups and, thats where you lived! Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. I was living in London, and I was studying the history of art and design, or something like that, in the University of London, and he was going and he was studying art. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. The one owned by the steel companywas that a beautiful house! I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. 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. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And I decided, well, Im going to pick up some nice buildings. Those stables? Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? Thats when she said to me, George, go save my house. And I came down and looked at it. All went into the landfill. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. It was piled up in their basement. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. Q: Was that here in the house? Q: Can you tell me about the ghost in that house? And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. Q: Was it a similar style? But under that porch was the basement. And if you can capture and keep something that looks like this, then this is a big plus for the area. I went to boot camp, I loved it. They bought a house. I put the post on it up under the floor where the newer posts in the staircase was upstairs, and then, when I took the jack away, it sat on the post. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. 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. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. And here was the street. But some strange things did happen in the house. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? Yes. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Burke: But anyway, it was a big beautiful cameo brooch, and was wrapped in an oil cloth rag! Burke: Yes, its a big oil painting, a big painting like this. Q: Well, tell me about getting started on this house. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here . Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. Like this chair that youre sitting in, these are Chippendale chairs in the Chinese style. Q: Did you keep up a conversation with Mario Buatta about. Im gonna go look. I mean, this whole ceiling was shot. He moved into the house shortly after the sale, and worked from the basement to the roof, and outwards throughout the grounds and stables, to complete the restoration. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. So they went into repairing things. And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. With a little more improvement, and he would do a little improving on what I wanted, you know, then it was perfect when Mario did it. Born in the Province of Pola, Italy, "George" settled in the Bronx. Yes, Mrs. Mackey. I fixed it up. Yes. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? I had the house put back together. Before he died, thats what he was. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. So I picked up this one building that had a little old bar next to it. 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. Things like that? The front porch was up high. And I dream that I heard some noise. And she was laying with her arms, like that. She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. And thats where we are today. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. And the basement was beautiful, where you can walk out onto the porch and out into the garden. So this house tells a particular story, a long history, but it cant tell the history of the other houses because they were so different. Daller: The stables. It has to stay exactly as an old plantation house. She stated, George, I want you to save my house, and agreed to sell the house for a feasible sum in exchange for his promise to restore it. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . Daller: Well, they hope to. I mean, lets face it. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. Well. But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! She was great, I loved her. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. Because my house was right across the street from it. Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? And theyd come out and Id get involved with them. Q: Can you give me an example of one of the things that you worked on together in the house? Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? Shit. 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 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. So I paid it off and bought it in cash, with the cash. Of course, she loved the smell of lilacs. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. And these roofs had big arches, like this. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. The kitchen was never in the basement. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. Architectural style and interior style? Everybody smelled like that. What were the things that you did when you were young? Wow, what a great place. I said, now here you are, the woman we always wondered about, asking me if Im interested in saving that house? It was a mess of a mess. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. Burke: Anyway, she was well known here on Staten Island. Frank was born in Brooklyn, NY June 26, 1943. What the hell is that coming from? So I come down the stairs, and as I got down the stairs, the spelling got stronger and stronger. And Luis Caizares painted that. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. But he was excellent. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. I grew up loving it and always having it, and my mother was great with it. Q: Yes. Burke: Okay. The stables, everything has to remain the same. My mother and his wife never got along too well. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. And all the time when all the lilacs would come in the spring, and the whole place would smell of lilacs, its gorgeous, still is. That place took off like you couldnt believe. I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. As a young adult, he joined the U.S. Air Force and served in the medical department, spending time in locations across Europe and Alaska. Burke: And all the others like it, well, I can remember, on the other side of the pond over there, going alongthe mansions that were over there. 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. 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. And the last time I went there, there was all houses built in it. Brooklyn Births: 1898-1909 Deaths: 1847-53, 1857-1948 Marriages: 1866-1949 *Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. And so I had all that stuff in my apartment. Daller: Well, yes. He used to stay out here. Yes, he helped me with the colors, and this and that, and what I should getgood orientals for the floor, which I had but they werent these. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. That house, it was a big French mansard, big Victorian. Right? Syracuse. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. That was gorgeous. She had to move them to New Jersey. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. [laughs]. He cant do this anymore. And then he got married and moved in with his wife. Just as long as its saved and its here. Some kind of jewelry. But I forgot what the other two things were. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. Troy. So every time she wants to go riding, she has to go all the way to New Jersey, ride her horse, and then come all the way back. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. On a goddamn pillared mattress sleeping? And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. But I had all this beautiful carved stuff. Or you can do a small whatever. I bought those in Germany. And as I said, I was in the military up there and we werent a big group of military, it was like a small base. And they were good investments. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. So itll be part of Staten Island that people, maybe fifty years from now when theres not a spot left, theyll all come out and theyll look and say, Wow, this is what it used to be.. Burke: Sure. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. Cohasset crypto case: Everything court documents reveal. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. You cant ride anywhere but in a circle arena. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? Was her name Mackey? There was nine of us in the whole family. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? And, I had a lot of time over there in London and so I decided, Well, hell, Im going to go to school and learn something. So I took interior design. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. I got one or two things out of it. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. Theyre all gone. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. Daller: And when he wasnt doing that, he was horseback riding because he loved to ride and thats kind of segued himself to the Seguine House and to Bess. So I went down and I just went around and everything I seenall the stuff you see hanging in this house, most of it come from me going around and wheeling and dealing in, you might as well say, the black market. Luis was great. And in the summer, he sits outside, enjoys the outdoors, enjoys the lawn, the grounds. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. I woke up with a sweat. In fact, I think it was just landmarked wasnt it? Would you sell me the acres in the front? Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. Thats what it is. Staten Island, Richmond County, NY Genealogy Site - Staten Island Recent Obituaries Daller: So not that much time was spent on Staten Island. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. Burke kept records of the work, most of which he completed himself and financed the through the sale of his business, the Tidewater Inn. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. So they said, You better get back here and do something. So I came back, got out of the military, got a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. WHEN George Burke was growing up on Staten Island in the 1930s and '40s, he used to ride horses with a pair of sisters, Elizabeth and Belle Seguine. So dont worry about it. Ghost in the houseif shes gonna live there, she could do some cleaning up, do some dusting. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. Remember him? The only thing that will save this house as a bulldozer! [laughs] But anyway, I saved it. And then when we realized we were broke, all my brothers joined the military, got married, moved away. Burke: Yes. Burke: Right across the creek. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. Burke: Ed. We are a big family. And it never had a kitchen. Its still that way. Q: [Laughs] Yes. Its been so long now. Its still there, you can see it. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. Then I got shipped to Europe. Would you like to elaborate on that? I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. It was under your bunk. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. And that was it. So I made sure it was filled in with dirt the rest of the way, so I wouldnt have that water getting in the basement. But I was glad that I got this. And when they got level, he screamed, Okay, George, theyre level, theyre level! And then I put a big postI put a big cement thing on the floor. And I said, well, Im going to retire. When he came he got everything going. I dreamed, I saw it. It was terrible. They even stopped you riding in the parks. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. So its saved forever. Its Greek Revival. Hell utilize every room of the house. I bet shes there. Q: Yes. Where all the servants lived. Matthew Funeral Home Inc 2508 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY (718) 761-5544 Send flowers. They moved in there, and they lived there. Tell me when you want me to start. From what youve described, the different places that have been demolished over the years were extremely different from each other. And they did. And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. And I hope whoever is in charge of itLinda will probably be here in charge! Right. So I figured, hmm! So I went down in Rossville and I bought a beautiful, big old, rundown place and restored it completely. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. 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. I lived in one room, for almost five years. Yes, but it was weird. I bet. And hes the one that did my portrait upstairs. So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. And I went to Hammersmith College. And Bill moved in, and he stayed there for quite a while. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. Its a plus for the borough too. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. Staten Island was very early on, and then Florida, and then off to Europe. Would you just sell me two acres there? Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. Im sure some will. He said, when he was moving here, he told the people there, he goes, Im moving. And finally their husbands were getting pissed at them, because they were never home, they were always here. Im getting rid of everything. He said, I have three of the most beautiful Persian carpets from Persia, said, You cant get them anymore. He said, Theyre antiques but they are brand new, never used. He said, Im giving them to you. And this is them. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. So thats how that all came about. I bet I left the cellar door open under the stairwell, from the basement, and I bet thats the soap Ive got in the washing machine that smells like that. February 15, 2023 (81 years old) View obituary. She was great because she would know. 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. 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