A lot of the windows were broken out of it. Or was that brother Ed? And in the summer, he sits outside, enjoys the outdoors, enjoys the lawn, the grounds. So its a shame. Im no bulldozer!. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Burke: No, who gave me that? 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? And thats where we are today. 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. They were all womens stuff. People: Mario Buatta, Luis Caizares, Linda Daller, John Krawchuck, James and Kathleen Pistilli, Adriana Scalamandr, John Scalia, Elizabeth Bess Seguine Aug, Joseph Seguine, Organizations: Friends of the Seguine Mansion, Historic House Trust, House of Scalamandr, NYC Departments of Parks and Recreation, Sherwin-Williams, U.S. Air Force, Places: Annandale, Hammersmith College, Port Richmond, Old Bermuda Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Seguine Mansion, St. George, Staten Island, Tidewater Inn, Tottenville, The New York Preservation Archive Project. So, Id do that. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. 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? Was her name Mackey? You can retire. Q: Was it a similar style? The one owned by the steel companywas that a beautiful house! And I said, Well, the smell is still there. And I said to her, Whatever happened to the old girl? And she said, Well, years ago, when she died, she said, she was laid out in the front parlor in the coffin, and it was nothing but lilacs. Hell utilize every room of the house. And he owned the funeral home. I forgot whose house it was. She would say, The lilacs still in the front hall? And Id say, Oh, is that what that smell is? 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 he died young. I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. They just went and just vandalized it to hell until there was nothing but a shell left. Burke: Yes, he did that little sofa there. Wantagh, Seaford . We just mentioned him. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. 06/26/1943 - 02/20/2023. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? Bulldozed that down. The son and his wife took over Scalamandr. And whats going on up the street here now? Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. And I only have so much money being what I am. So he said, Dont worry about it. Christ, we had a good time. Absolutely gorgeous. 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. Tell us about when you were born? So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. These are those Persian carpets. You just named them. Because I wanted the man that built the house, and this is the man that saved the house. Unfortunately. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well. 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. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? And she kept, George, please, go save my house. I said, Well, the only one I know that talked like that is Bess Seguine. She said, Well, this is me. I said, What is it, Bess? She said, I want you to come and save my house. I said, Are you kidding, Bess? I said, as a kid growing up, we were always down on the beach, looking back up at this big white house that looked like a big Southern mansion. The kitchen was never in the basement. But Ive got to bring that portrait down and put it above that fireplace and get rid of that painting thats there. I wanted to know some more details about the life tenancy. All rights reserved. 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 I know everythingId love to go out to Staten Island. So he said, Good. Or next to the chair where she was sitting. 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? Because my house was right across the street from it. So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. Scarpaci Funeral Home of Staten Island LLC. I had all the walls done. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Burke: I knew that. We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. But, with that money, I paid this house off. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. And Im looking at looking at it and I said, You know, thats the last house. Daller: Yes. Create an obituary. But, thats what I did. But that was a condo. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. I fixed it up. Burke: Chris will stay living here. Dont remember what happened to it, right? And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. The Seguine nestled in the back of his mind, Burke joined the Air Force and moved to London when he was 19. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. So, I would saywhat was it?the spring, and in the back of the house was the entrance to the cellar with the double doors, where you walked down the stairs, and it was all brick, and it had the doors. Burke: And its great when you have friends come, you have extra bedrooms, you can put them all up. Interviewee: George Burke Location: Staten Island, NY Interviewer: Sarah Dziedzic Date: November 9, 2021 . Aug. 16, 1954 - February 25, 2023 Loving and loyal husband, father, brother, uncle, great uncle and friend. Linda? Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. I mean, this whole ceiling was shot. He was born Jan. 21, 1946, in The Bronx, N.Y. Bob is survived by his loving wife. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. 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. But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? They were all along the waterfront here. Q: Yes. And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. So I come home dead tired. I dont know what it is. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. I had a bulldozer two weeks, riding back-and-forth, and back-and-forth, and back-and-forth across the front of the house because you couldnt see the house from the water. And I said, Oh, shit. And they were good investments. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. Burke: About the candle? So I stayed there, worked for him for years. 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. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. 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. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. 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. If you were at the water looking up here, you couldnt see the house. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. Yes, but it was weird. And I took that room and made it into the dining room. And on top of that, I still worked for Sherwin Williams. I had all the plasters done. Brooklyn Births: 1898-1909 Deaths: 1847-53, 1857-1948 Marriages: 1866-1949 *Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. In fact, my mother worked there. Matthew Funeral Home Inc 2508 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY (718) 761-5544 Send flowers. I loved being there and everything. So I moved into the house here. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. Stony Brook. I mean, this was just a farmhouse. And I think we can end there. Burke: Yes. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. Get out. If you want to come, behave yourselves. Burke: I used to, but I didnt I didnt keep it on everything. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. Its Greek Revival. Staten Island, Richmond County, NY Genealogy Site - Staten Island Recent Obituaries She married her husband Thomas Burke on April 24, 1965, and had five children. And then I went through floor and room after room, and took almost five years to put the house in good shape, the way you could see it. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. I dont know, Im just used to it. I could. So we need to get help. Burke: Oh god. I had the best collection of the most beautiful carved ivory and things because they didnt have money but they would give you things. And that was the Air Force. They didnt have it six months and they went under. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. Burke: Scalia. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of George Burke to show support. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. They were gorgeous. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. Burke: Oh. And these roofs had big arches, like this. Well, what are we talking about? 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? Phone: (718) 966 . But that was a big improvement, putting in the kitchen, because there never was a kitchen in the houseand where the kitchen is now, that was the laundry room. 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. . It was a mess. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. Q: Well, tell me about getting started on this house. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. I dont know what the hell Ill do if you do that. Either you buy me out, or I buy you out. But I dont remember seeing the main house. But some strange things did happen in the house. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. 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. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. So because it was done like the French did, I never had to pay tax, or only tax on a two-story house, instead of a three-story. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. He was an old craftsman from the other side. Q: Today is November 9, 2021. But the only thing was it was too small. Daller: You know, people dont understand them. But thats part of whats been going on down here. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Of course, nothings there. George, now in his eighties, donated the house in exchange for a life tenancy, which has made living here a lot easier. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. 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