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. Its empty. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. But I dont remember seeing the main house. Bulldozed that down. Oh my god. I have questions about closets too! People that owned U.S. Steel, their mansion was over there. 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 he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. This old? Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. So, I dont know. And that was the end of them. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. 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. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. And he said, George, Im selling my business. Q: What do you think the role of this house is, in this part of Staten Island? Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. Daller: No. 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. Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. Well, do you know what your preferences are? So they built it like an attic and it was called an attic but it was a whole complete story. A lot of these drapes, they did. When he came he got everything going. And he did these two chairs. He introduced me all the time tobecause look at look at what he was. Off of Hylan Boulevard? 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? Theyre very few. Burke: Oh, what I want to do isover that fireplace, I want to take that painting downand bring my painting and put it over that fireplace. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. Born in the Province of Pola, Italy, "George" settled in the Bronx. And he saw the way to help out, and I said, well form a board and what well do is well continue to have fundraisers in order to support the house, but we need additional help and support as well. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. But they donated it to the Sisters of Charity, figuring that the nuns could live in that gorgeous mansion. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. But they tore the house down to build that school. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. It was piled up in their basement. Restored the building, looked around, come down, bought this house from Mrs. Seguine, and then moved out of the bar and restaurantbecause I had a room upstairs in it. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. And she was laying with her arms, like that. And one day. He got involved with riding there and was constantly riding. After Burke returned to Staten Island, he purchased and restored two houses and an old restaurant and bar before he was contacted by Bess Seguine in 1981, who had inherited the then-deteriorated Seguine Mansion. He was incurring all the expenses. I could. I hope it isnt that the people who have access come in and empty it because Ive had people say, Oh, when youre not here, Im taking that painting, and Im taking that painting, and I want that couch, you know. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. So that had the outside kitchen. And I had a beautiful restaurant and a bar connected to it. So finally, I think, the old lady died, didnt she? What a shame. It was terrible. The mansion, oh god. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. And a friend of mine I was very good friendly with was John. Its still there in Port Richmond. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Burke: Yes. I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. Well, Bess, and my brothers wife, Evelyn, never got along. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. Aug. 16, 1954 - February 25, 2023 Loving and loyal husband, father, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. Daller: You know, people dont understand them. 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. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. He was an old craftsman from the other side. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. And I dream that I heard some noise. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. Oh, they loved me. I grew up loving it and always having it, and my mother was great with it. And through all the years that the old lady had this woman taking care of her, the lilacs were always in bloomwhen they were in bloom, they were in the house. And I dont like this. And shed go to her father and her father and say, You know, George, shes my daughter, and this and thatand I said, Yes, well, John, let me tell you something. But unfortunately, it all fell in. It was so overgrown. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. . But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Or is there a way for things to be changed? Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. Yes. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Burke: Hawaii. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? And I think we can end there. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And we were great gardeners and she had always come over in the spring, and she gave me little cuttings of all the flowers, and the different things. I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. New York obituaries and death notices, 1986 to rent. Q: No, that covers it! Or next to the chair where she was sitting. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. And even though the house belongs, in essence, to Historic House Trust, they werent reimbursing him for anything. So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . Brother Bill? I just repainted. So as long as I own it, I own it, theyll pay for it. I dont want you in this house. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. And there was nobody but my mother and I now, living in our house. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. [laughs]. Daller: That was the house that had ghosts. Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? Staten Island . Burke: Oh, I loved her. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. Burke: Yes. You could ask for their house and youd get it. That was all what she had in mind! And I took that room and made it into the dining room. And I got a good price for that. You just named them. But I had all that money! 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. They cant do anything. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. They were great. But the only thing was it was too small. I had just bought this house, and it needed a lot of work. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. Theyre getting rid of everything! So I gave it to them. Burke: Im glad I did. 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. Burke - 1 - 2 and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. I was in the mansion when the sisters lived there. So dont worry about it. Ghost in the houseif shes gonna live there, she could do some cleaning up, do some dusting. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. 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. And when youd come down, there wasthe stairwell come down, and it was a double parlor, like this, and where this door was, was with two double doors. That was her name. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? View the profiles of people named George Burke. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. Victor. They even stopped you riding in the parks. And in the back of the house, its still there, is aChrist, it must be half the size of this roomis a huge, huge lilac bush. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. All these walls used to be white. I saved it years and years ago. She said, Now you can save it., And I said, Well, I can save it. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? And he said, George, you know, that big, beautiful house that sits empty? I fixed it up. Eventually, he was able to move his collection of Victorian-style furnishings safely into the home, and add to it larger pieces of furniture to complete the restoration. Oh, God, I worked so damn hard. So they went into repairing things. And Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. That poor horse. When they shipped me back from where I was, where the Eskimos were, they sent me back to the base, because they were shipping everybody now, backafter your time was up, you had to go back because you couldnt stay any longer than two years, and after two years, you had to come back to the States. Its a plus for the borough too. 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. They bought a house. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. 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. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. Burke: Yes. Oh, that was the ghost in Tottenville. We were only allowed so much. I bought those in Germany. George Burke Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. In a house that you dont even own? In my early twenties? 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. Facebook gives people the power to. So I run downstairs. Theyre piled up. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! According to the funeral home, the following services have. He worked by himself. Syracuse. 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. Daller: No. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. Donald was born August 16th, 1954, in Staten Island, New York, to Michael and Eleanor. Architectural style and interior style? Most of them were little things. And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. But under that porch was the basement. All rights reserved. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. Will they appreciate it? Chris was the one that got involved with it. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. There was nine of us in the whole family. I mean, its physically impossible. Betsy P. Thompson East Greenbush, New York. Well. And Luis was really, really a great guy. Kathleen graduated from St. Peter's Girls High School in 1962. Burke: Oh, and then the house, when I bought it, everybodythe real estate lady, she wouldnt come in. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. By the time I got to the to where they were discharging them and such, he had just been discharged and left on an airplane. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. And he kept up with him, up until the time Mario passed away. 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. Daller: No, I dont. And I renovated the bar, I renovated the other side, my two sisters came to work for me, running the kitchen and the dining room. Interviewing George Burke, and. Burke: All that stuff from England? Burke: Yes. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. And if they only would have remained, they would have been a part of it, and everything could have been fully appreciated. If you dont want to come dont show up. And he said since hes been here, he has nobody here. George Burke is one of these dedicated keepers: He minds the Seguine Mansion, which he bought in 1981. Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? Would you like to elaborate on that? Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. And she couldntthey couldnt keep up with it anymore. And Ill invest in a couple of other things that will give me a nice little income, and I wont have to worry about it. Daller: Well, no, Mrs. Seguine allowed him to buy, Burke: No, I already had this house from the first deal. Daller: You werent here. Burke: You want it from the first day I was born in the hospital across the street? Burke: About the candle? So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. Daller: Mm-hmm. But that was a condo. Q: So its budgets and the contractors, all that stuff. Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? Brother Celestine George Burke, an educator who was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools for 63 years, died on Thursday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J. . He was predeceased by his mother Lena Russo-Tredici. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. The house is haunted, she said, if youre interested in it, George, heres the key to the front door, you go. And as I said, there was a big flight of stairs that went up and a big porch across the whole front of the house. Tell us about when you were born? And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. The Seguine girls, as they were called,. I loved being there and everything. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. Q: Thank you for that story. Im giving nothing away. Well, on theon the fireplace there, those two big candelabras, theyre Meissen. https://www.nypap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BurkeGeorge_20211109_access_redacted.mp3. That was a great house. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. Q: Today is November 9, 2021. Q: The Friends of the Seguine Mansionthe friends group. 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. But thats part of whats been going on down here. She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! Daller: If they cant ride, why should they be here? Daller: Well, you did at a certain point, because you have a lot of photos. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. Right. Ill do the whole window. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. Its still there, you can see it. Daller: You met some interesting people there. And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. You can retire. I remember you always loved it and liked it. Daller: See, now you learned about kitchens. And then I shipped it all back home. Now what are you going to do with this? Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. Casey Funeral Home Kathleen Burke, age 78 passed away at Richmond University Medical Center after a brief illness on January 26, 2023. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. 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. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. But I still have a lot of it. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? That place took off like you couldnt believe. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? 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. So its saved forever. That was a bigits still there. Stony Brook. Q: So tell me about what its been like for you to live here. I cant think of the name of the thing now. 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. That was a shame. And he said, Mom, Ill move in to the other part of the house. Q: Yes, you can tell me about your early life and the memories you have of growing up here. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. Thats what I wanted. 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. I was born right in the hospital across the street, and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. So he came out. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. Of course, over therewhen I was over thereEngland was just getting out of the bad part of the War [World War II], and they had nothing over there. The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. So I come home dead tired. He did the White House and everything. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. Things like that? Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. Burke: I dont find any difference living here. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. You couldnt see the grounds through the trees and it was just covered and everything. And he was so good. Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! Burke: Its never finished! And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. So it just became a moot point. And its still there, its all there. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. George Burke. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. And she was living here all by herself. And that was the Air Force. Daller: I mean, that big wrap-around porch that went all the way around the house. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. Destroyed. Or was that brother Ed? And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. And I want my painting. And we recognized Mario at the event. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. He brought a crowd with him and it was just to tell him thank you for everything that hes done. 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