Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. And I said, Oh, shit. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. Those stables? And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. They cant do anything. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. The stables, everything has to remain the same. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! Burke: Well, when it came to really heavy construction, like this whole wall being rebuilt and things, I had to hire carpenters and I had to hire plasters to plaster the ceiling. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. Burke: But anyway, it was a big beautiful cameo brooch, and was wrapped in an oil cloth rag! So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. You dont have to worry about, sleeping on your couches and all that kind of stuff, and, you know, pulling out fake beds, and that kind of stuff. And she was laying with her arms, like that. 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 they lost it. And Ed was very good at taking dents and things out of cars and he could spray paint. Well, I was born on Staten Island. That was the mansion. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. And I had a beautiful restaurant and a bar connected to it. And I want somebody to take care of it. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! Well, do you know what your preferences are? And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. But unfortunately, it all fell in. George Burke. Theyre all gone. And so shes got the bridge, and it costs money. And people were selling anything out of their house to support themselves and live. Things like that? So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. George Burke is the restorer of the historic Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island, where he has lived and taken care of the property for over four decades. Get out. Utica. Q: And so all these items went upwalked up the stairs and were, carried back down the stairs. I forgot whose house it was. And I lived there for quite a few years. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. I dont know if it ever took off. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Burke: What were the things I did when what? Daller: No. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. Oh, God, I worked so damn hard. Of course, I went to school here. Frank Tredici Jr., age 79, of Staten Island, New York, passed away on Monday, February 20th, 2023. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. I said, No, no, no. You can retire. Burke: All that stuff from England? Yes. And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. Yes. She came and did a lot for the draperies and everything here. And its still there, its all there. And that was inwhere the hell, what did they call that area where all the Eskimos lived? 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. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. But they did a lot for me. Burke: But everything will stay here exactly as it is, because if its going to be a museum, people are not going to come in and look at empty walls. I found three things like that. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. The front porch was up high. And Bill moved in, and he stayed there for quite a while. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. You could ask for their house and youd get it. George Burke's White Party NEW! First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. So a lot of the things that you acquired to furnish the house were in poor condition, and then you have them reupholstered and restored. Brother Bill? Its still there, the framework of it, with the brick. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. So I bought it. We were only allowed so much. Q: Was it Mario that suggested the life tenancy agreement? You made enough money. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. I mean, these little gold chairs, are Victorianthats a Victorian chaireverything is really Victorian. And as you see it today was from me doing all those little things. The roof was shot because the old guy that was caretaker here, he used to walk around on the roof and watch all the boats in the harbor. It was like a mansion youve never seen. Take a walk. I said, No, no, Im gonna save this house. He said, Oh! I loved them too. Betsy P. Thompson East Greenbush, New York. Daller: See, now you learned about kitchens. And I made a lot of money. 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. And I took interior design and the history of architecture, and something else. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. Because I wanted the man that built the house, and this is the man that saved the house. And she was living here all by herself. Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? Burke: Yes. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. So it was fascinating. . But I mean, that wasthe holes, the plaster gone. And with that money, I restored most of the house. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. 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. What a gorgeous home that was. And then he got married and moved in with his wife. One day, he was gone. Phone: (718) 966 . I cant think of the name of the thing now. Chris was the one that got involved with it. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. So it just became a moot point. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. They didnt even have soap. And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. 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. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. From what youve described, the different places that have been demolished over the years were extremely different from each other. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? Thats the only thing people could bring. People, Oh, could you help me? And especially when I came to Staten Island and I was working for Sherwin Williams, andwhat the hell, Florence? The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. Daller: Yes. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. He was always at the stables there. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. He was born here. And it was actually three stories high. Of course, nothings there. They just went and just vandalized it to hell until there was nothing but a shell left. Im sorry that, during all that construction, I wasnt taking photographs, of step by step. Q: I wanted to ask, also, theres a painting of you in the house, right? He come over he looked at it. And he died young. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. Daller: Mm-hmm. That was a shame. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. Q: Yes. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. Funeral homes; Help and . 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. John T Burke passed away on April 22, 2015 in Whiting, NJ and is under the care of. Its just a shame. Q: Can you give me an example of one of the things that you worked on together in the house? Because, now, they cant tear it down. She married her husband Thomas Burke on April 24, 1965, and had five children. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. And there was nobody but my mother and I now, living in our house. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. 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. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? [laughs]. 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. Because Evelyn didnt like the house, his wife. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? 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 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. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. 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? I was in the mansion when the sisters lived there. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. A lot of these drapes, they did. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. George Burke. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. Q: Did you start the restoration process at that house? And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. And if they were there and I could see them, and I could ship them free because the government had to ship it for me, and I had my sisters, who would store them for meI had had a great opportunity to pick up all this stuff that was beautiful, get it for nothing, and the government ship it back for me, and my sisters would keep it until I got a place to put it. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. Burke: Hawaii. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? I loved being there and everything. I didnt know they were lilacs, but I could smell something pretty. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. Its Greek Revival. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. And you can put it together and fix it. 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. Was very little time on here. Staten Island . Lets stay friends. Or was that brother Ed? Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. Its no different from home. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. But they donated it to the Sisters of Charity, figuring that the nuns could live in that gorgeous mansion. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. Right? Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. Daller: If they cant ride, why should they be here? Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? Daller: But it feels like home. You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. So everything just kept going off and someone would have all of this, someone would have all of that. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. But, thats what I did. Mrs. Mackey. I want it now. I could never get it. Victor. So she finally died. That was Mrs., what was her name? So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. 6389 Amboy Road. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. 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. We just mentioned him. I went to grammar school and high school here. Staten Island, Brooklyn, New York, Kings, Long Island, and New Jersey (718) 966-7800 In a house that you dont even own? I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. You could imagine what the mansion looked like. And I miss all those horses. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. In Europe, he felt like he had been. Of course, she loved the smell of lilacs. And, minute he bought the house, did a little work in it, put it right up for sale. Burke: You want it from the first day I was born in the hospital across the street? It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. And the backyard is beautiful. So I figured, hmm! So I went down in Rossville and I bought a beautiful, big old, rundown place and restored it completely. I did everything. I think so. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. That came in part from the attorney. That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. We all got coupons. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. 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. Now the little girl had to be moved to Wall Street. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. A necklace with a gold heart that opened like a. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. They moved in there, and they lived there. . But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. My mother and his wife never got along too well. Burke: What its been like for you to live here. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. But I was glad that I got this. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. It was a mess. 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. I had the best collection of the most beautiful carved ivory and things because they didnt have money but they would give you things. 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. You want to take down every statue thats been there for a thousand years because, No, that statue shouldnt be there. People that owned U.S. Steel, their mansion was over there. Burke: the Historic House people did give me a big bronze plaque to put on the front of it. I lived in one room, for almost five years. So we need to get help. And a lot of it got given away, got lost. 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. Ill help renovate it, fix it up and such. And thats what we did. And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. His family was like aristocratic. But thats what that was. And not only that, we got a lot of manureI used to have it to put on all the gardens and to put on the fields and whatnot. But I had all that money! If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. The son and his wife took over Scalamandr. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. 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. And he was so good. Nobody wants to do that. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. Burke: Yes. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. And thats where we are today. You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. She was living in the house untilshe owned it until she died, and then I would take it over. Right. And that went for years. I cant remember her name. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. 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 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. 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. You just named them. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Burke is joined in this interview by his niece, Linda Daller. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. I had all the plasters done. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. There was nine of us in the whole family. He said he believes that whoever was in that other house, really didnt want people there. And they were slate, the roof, and by walking on the slates, they broke and they slid off, and wherever they slid off, the rain poured through because it was holes. Daller: No, that still has to be discussed. I bought another restaurant, didnt I? Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. And he said, Mom, Ill move in to the other part of the house. And I was always a horse person. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. 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. Burke: Well, I wanted a beautiful Victorian look. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. When did it start to feel done? All my life, I was raised in a big house. They were the Mackeys. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. Well, by this time, I had a lot of money. And thats what where all the water, for all the laundry, and all that kind of stuffnot the drinking water, the working waterwould come out of that big cistern, and would go intoand the pump and everything, its still down there, connected to that thing out there. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. Theres a bunch of little houses now built all along through their gardens. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. Ive been to the Tenement Museum, and I love the fact that theres a woman on a loop and she discusses living in the apartment. Thats what I wanted. And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? And I had this goddamn old sergeant who was going back also, but he was getting out of the service, and he was being discharged. Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? 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. Burke: Well, youve got to thank Mrs. Seguine. Q: So part of why it closed was because. You said you started with the basement. And I took that for years. So its saved forever. The one in particular, United States Steel [Corporation]. Thats not good. The same thing thats going on with statues. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Staten Island, New York. He was born Jan. 21, 1946, in The Bronx, N.Y. Bob is survived by his loving wife. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. Burke: And what is a shame islike, you take [one of our former boarders], she has two horses that she used to keep here all the time. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? 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. The house is haunted, she said, if youre interested in it, George, heres the key to the front door, you go. 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