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? 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? Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. And that was only one of them. Donald was born August 16th, 1954, in Staten Island, New York, to Michael and Eleanor. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. So my sister Bess said, Well, come on, lets go to Florida. He spends time in every part of it. But this is too much for you, George. And he owned the funeral home. I saved that, thats still there. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. You said you started with the basement. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. That was the mansion. I mean, I had a beautiful condo in Florida. It was a mess. Now the little girl had to be moved to Wall Street. What was her name? What was. Daller: You know, people dont understand them. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. Burke: Oh god. Lookit, I saved the police station and the two buildings next to the police station. 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. If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. And then when we realized we were broke, all my brothers joined the military, got married, moved away. And my sister, Bess, she was married to Walter, her husband, who was in the Navy. Q: Yes, absolutely. Yes. And the whole big building used to be a big private home, and then they had made it into a restaurant. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. 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. Staten Island, Richmond County, NY Genealogy Site - Staten Island Recent Obituaries One day, he was gone. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Mrs. Mackey. And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. And they added this big dining room to the other side of the house. Q: So tell me about what its been like for you to live here. So that makes sense. They cant develop it. Yes, but it was weird. 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. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. 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. That is the only thing that worries methat the house will be stripped. I got one or two things out of it. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. And he said, Mom, Ill move in to the other part of the house. I loved being there and everything. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. Of course, nothings there. You just named them. And I was a medic. And that was the Air Force. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much 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. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. Still kept it. 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. That was all what she had in mind! Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. And a lot of it got given away, got lost. They cant just say, The doors are open for anybody, just walk in! Somebody will walk in, and say, Oh, I like those chairs, pick them up, and take them, and theyll be gone. Hes the man that built the house. Obituary: George W. Burke October 07, 2021 George W. Burke, 63 George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. Its no different from home. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? Daller: Yes, I found him. And think about it. And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. But the basement was the summer dining rooms and summer kitchen. See Photos. And he was the one that took me around and showed me where to get the good fabric. I spent enough time breaking my back. Most recent obituaries in New York. Thats what I was. It was his first time off of Staten Island. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. In fact, my mother worked there. Most of them were little things. My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. Im sorry that, during all that construction, I wasnt taking photographs, of step by step. Burke - 1 - 2 and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. The stables, everything has to remain the same. 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. And this is Sarah Dziedzic. That was a great house. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. 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. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? It was unbelievably gorgeous. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. Or next to the chair where she was sitting. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. And we were great friends. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. 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. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. Q: Yes, you can tell me about your early life and the memories you have of growing up here. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? 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And all those Eskimos just loved me. And I got these. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Sell the other half to Billthat was my brother and you and George, move with me to Florida. So we all thought that was a great idea. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. If you were at the water looking up here, you couldnt see the house. I dont want you in this house. And I know everythingId love to go out to Staten Island. So he said, Good. Remember him? So I just grew up with it, knowing it. The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. And I looked in the thing, I said, Holy shit. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? Daller: Right, we really dont discuss any of that. Besides horses and Rusty, there are peacocks too. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. That was a bigits still there. Burke: No, who gave me that? If you dont want to come dont show up. And he said since hes been here, he has nobody here. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. I mean, this was just a farmhouse. That place took off like you couldnt believe. Theyre deciding they want to build, so they tear down and build. I remember you always loved it and liked it. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? Q: So its confidential becauseoh, okay. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. And thats what I called out for was help. So tell me about when you went to Europe. Its empty. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. Burke: You want it from the first day I was born in the hospital across the street? And I didnt realize it because I was always working. Q: and Linda Daller for the New York Preservation Archive Project. I dont know, Im just used to it. What a shame. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. I had all the walls done. Staten Island . Luis was great. He did the White House and everything. And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. And the last time I went there, there was all houses built in it. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. And I said, Oh, shit. George Burke Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. All my life, I was raised in a big house. That poor horse. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. And then, it wasI guess that was in the spring, then later on, I dont know what I was doing. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. And I worked there for quite a while, and I lived in the Bronx. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. And these roofs had big arches, like this. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? And one day. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. And the fact that somebody could save a house like this, and want to show it to people, and let people hear about the history behind it? But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. New York obituaries and death notices, 1986 to rent. Shit. 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. 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 I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. I mean, its physically impossible. I was always in the operating room or someplace like that. And you can put it together and fix it. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. But I restored all that. And I want somebody to take care of it. And Id go in and Id buy all the liquor with those stamps. Theres none of the spirits. I found him through somebody. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. And I think we can end there. They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? Now theyre worth a couple hundred-dollars apiece. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. Burke: Im glad I did. Q: The Friends of the Seguine Mansionthe friends group. Its been so long now. 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. Valley Stream. 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. So thats my uncles hope for it as well. I bet. Its still there in Port Richmond. 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. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Burke: Well, I dont know if people will ever realize in years and years to come that I saved so much, but they did give me a plaque for restoration. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. But the story that was cuteremember the lady in England, the antique dealer, that used to bring her bottles all the time? In Europe, he felt like he had been. And even though the house belongs, in essence, to Historic House Trust, they werent reimbursing him for anything. That was a shame. More beautiful than peoples houses. 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