06/26/1943 - 02/20/2023. And he come from a very, very wealthy family in Madrid. See Photos. And then I shipped it all back home. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. Q: Yes. So that had the outside kitchen. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. And, of course, being in the military and traveling with them, the government shipped all my stuff that I bought and picked upshipped it all back to America for me. He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. The son and his wife took over Scalamandr. Thats what I wanted. And one day. I said, No, no, no. Im sure some will. What were the things that you did when you were young? And it never had a kitchen. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. Is there anything, you think? So, thats it, I said, to hell with it. Burke: Well, look at the mansion! And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. Burke: And Im leaving everything thats in the houseits staying. 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. And thats what they were doing in France to keep from getting it taxed. And my father died, and we were all very young. The Seguine girls, as they were called,. 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. So, I dont know. Daller: And that house was beautiful. Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. And he was so good. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. It was his first time off of Staten Island. So she finally died. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. Syosset. And she wanted to start running things and taking things over. Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. Lookit, I saved the police station and the two buildings next to the police station. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. And I went to Hammersmith College. So they. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. But he did a lot of the work for you. No, it wasnt that. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. His family was like aristocratic. And a friend of mine I was very good friendly with was John. 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. See Photos. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? Its no different from home. But not long ago, I was talking about it. Because it was a big roof, like this, and then the gutters run around. So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. I went to grammar school and high school here. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? 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. Brooklyn Births: 1898-1909 Deaths: 1847-53, 1857-1948 Marriages: 1866-1949 *Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. And I want my painting. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. I lived in one room, for almost five years. Unfortunately, all the grounds areI dont even know if the house is there anymore! I dont know, Im just used to it. Q: Was that here in the house? And it became quite the place to be. I bet. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. 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. There were some gorgeous mansions. And I took John in as a partner, but I owned the Old Bermuda Inn and the two buildings. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. That was a shame. 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. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. It was unbelievably gorgeous. I mean, these little gold chairs, are Victorianthats a Victorian chaireverything is really Victorian. Burke: Oh, it was a relationship over whole period. Now theyre worth a couple hundred-dollars apiece. 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. And it was actually three stories high. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. George, now in his eighties, donated the house in exchange for a life tenancy, which has made living here a lot easier. Then I startedI said, You know, theres a lot of things on this end of the island nobody wants, its the forgotten-end of the island. 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. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. Burke: Im glad I did. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? Did you know that from? Is there anything else that you would like to add about the house as it is now, the history, or the future of the house? Burke: Yes. Q: Okay. Everybody had left, and Bess and Marge were there, and Bess said to me, George, sit down. Ill give you a job. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. Daller: Oh, I dont know. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. And I, throughout the time, I went from room to room in the house and restored it. And right outside the window right here, is a great big round, thing thats all brickgreat big round thing, big as this room, covered-overand thats where all the water from the drain pipe from the roof would go in there and fill it, and it was called a cistern, and that was connected to the kitchen downstairs. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Burke: But anyway, it was a big beautiful cameo brooch, and was wrapped in an oil cloth rag! And my nephewwhat the hell was he? We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. Aug. 16, 1954 - February 25, 2023 Loving and loyal husband, father, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. George Burke. They couldnt. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And he had helped meyou know, while I had my own ideas for design, and whatever I thought of, he said, George, thats great. Isnt that a huge house theyre building, you told me? Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. I cant remember her name. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. 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. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. She would say, The lilacs still in the front hall? And Id say, Oh, is that what that smell is? It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. That was a shame. So, Id do that. And Luis was really, really a great guy. Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. Troy. And with that money, I restored most of the house. But I restored all that. View the profiles of people named George Burke. Q: Right. Burke: Oh god. Daller: Right, we really dont discuss any of that. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. Q: [Laughs] Yes. 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. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. 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. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. Burke: Let me think of how all that started. 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. And she was laying with her arms, like that. 6389 Amboy Road. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. I restored all those buildings down in Tottenville, all those great old buildings. But when he was in Europe, he rode. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. Daller: No. 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. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. And I dream that I heard some noise. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. And they would give me all kinds of beautiful little carved objects and things that would be carved out of the whales teeth or. Q: So this is going to part of an online archive. Its Meissen. Hes the man that built the house. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. Yes. And so I had all that stuff in my apartment. Daller: Yes. 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: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? And thats what this house is. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. I dreamed, I saw it. 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 that was it. 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. Q: And so when you were deciding what to collect, were you thinking about. And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. Where all the servants lived. 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. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. So the next day, Im up and Im outside. I woke up with a sweat. So we brought that point up a few times. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. And finally their husbands were getting pissed at them, because they were never home, they were always here. And whats going on up the street here now? Its just a shame. I had all the walls done. 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. A lot of the windows were broken out of it. Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. 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. 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. Well, I was born on Staten Island. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. Daller: From Michael and Jennifer, your nephew. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. He come over he looked at it. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. I just repainted. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. In this interview, Burke talks about working with designer Mario Buatta, along with the House of Scalamadr, to select furniture and fabrics to decorate the home in the Victorian style. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. I knew what she looked like, I knew where it was. 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? Utica. 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 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. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. Im giving nothing away. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. I have questions about closets too! Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. Half the railings were gone off the porch, and the column was falling over, and, oh, Jesus. I started with the basement. So Id go over there and, of course, Bess Seguine was always over there. Q: Yes. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. 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 wanted to ask about the Equestrian Center. 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. Q: Yes, absolutely. Obituary: George W. Burke October 07, 2021 George W. Burke, 63 George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? 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. And I had to laugh. Now, this is a portrait of Joseph Seguine. 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. Theyre deciding they want to build, so they tear down and build. And the only reason why this survived is because nobody wanted the farmhouse! Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. Burke: All that stuff from England? And he was stationed here, in St. George, and he would come home and wed live in the house. You know, everybody grew up together. What was her name? But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. Thats the usual setup, I think, for historic houses. So they went into repairing things. Oh my god. But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. Its all part of history, and theyre just destroying it every way they can. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. Q: Can you tell me about the ghost in that house? 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. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. And the only problem with that was the kitchen was downstairs. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. All these walls used to be white. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. And there were two windows, like this. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. I saved that, thats still there. He was the top interior designer in New York. But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! And I had the two apartments! And I said, Was that a dream? That wasyou probably dont rememberthere was this great big factory right down here, built on the beach. Its all stay in here. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. And Im looking at looking at it and I said, You know, thats the last house. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. But those things, I couldnt. Yes. Lets move out, youre being kicked out anyway, the house is sold. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. And, you know, who has that!? And that was the end of that. And Luis Caizares painted that. 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. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. I open the door to the parlor. And then, on the side of the house in the back, there was a little piece built out. And I think we can end there. Burke: The only thing is, the house will be closed. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. Its still there. I mean, I could do a little woodwork, but I wasnt a carpenter. Burke: Well, I wanted a beautiful Victorian look. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. Off of Hylan Boulevard? So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. They even stopped you riding in the parks. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. And then, it wasI guess that was in the spring, then later on, I dont know what I was doing. So I would go to the flea markets and things. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. Christ, we had a good time. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. But some strange things did happen in the house. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. Its still there, you can see it. Because, now, they cant tear it down. Ill make you the drapes. The drapes are still up there. 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. Q: And you said that you restored the garden there too? They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. I didnt know they were lilacs, but I could smell something pretty. So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take it. Mrs. Mackey. 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. A necklace with a gold heart that opened like a. Q: When you were youngwhen you were a kid. You could ask for their house and youd get it. The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. 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