And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. It wasnt fair to him to keep paying for it. And he said, George, Im selling my business. Hell utilize every room of the house. Right. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! Or is there a way for things to be changed? But I dont remember seeing the main house. Thank you so much. The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. Got a good price for a couple of other real estate pieces that I bought and fixed up and sold. Thats the only way to explain it. So Id go over there and, of course, Bess Seguine was always over there. 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 they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Daller: No. Wantagh, Seaford . That was her name. Do you drink? No, we dont drink. So I would collect all the stamps. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. So thats how that all came about. And it was one of those busy, busy, goddamn nights. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Burke: Yes. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. And, you know, who has that!? Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. Daller: As a matter of fact, we had an event years ago. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. Q: And, do you keep records on, on those kinds of things? Daller: It was like, we cant even find him anymore. And I kept life rights for it. I bet shes there. I need to get someone in to do a good cleaning on the house, someone to take care of maintaining it. But unfortunately, all the stuff up there was cured by urine. 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. They were great. Because she begged me. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. All went into the landfill. Will they appreciate it? You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. Find the obituary of William Burke (1966 - 2021) from Staten Island, NY. 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. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. I probably gave it to Bess. So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. Burke: All that stuff from England? And a couple of my friends came as bartenders for me. Q: Yes. 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. But I was glad that I got this. Burke: And its great when you have friends come, you have extra bedrooms, you can put them all up. Burke: Yes, I had to go down in the basement, and put a post, and then I had to jack up the stairs. This was the farmhouse. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. My sisterher mother [indicates Daller], Francesmy sister living in the Bronx, she got me a little apartment and she got me a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? The kitchen was never in the basement. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. Stony Brook. But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. 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. And think about it. Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. And I had a beautiful restaurant and a bar connected to it. But not long ago, I was talking about it. 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 my nephewwhat the hell was he? But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! All these walls used to be white. His family was like aristocratic. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. And we had our barracks, of course, and having your barracks, the only thing you had was a big trunk where you kept all your clothes in. Ill do that. So that was over in Port Richmondits still there, I understand, the store. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. That works! Thankfully, no ones come here and said, Oh, you might have had slaves. I mean, Im sure if somebody came and decided to look back, theyd say, Oh, no, theres a reason for a house like that. People have ideals that are very strange. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. And there was nobody but my mother and I now, living in our house. There was the main house, over here was the bar, over here was this big dining room, and this was the main house. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? Burke: Yes. Yes, but it was weird. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. I dont know what the hell Ill do if you do that. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? 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. 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. And she said, George, do you know who this is? and with her big Southern accent. And a friend of mine I was very good friendly with was John. Eric. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. That was the most beautiful mansion. 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. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. And the whole big building used to be a big private home, and then they had made it into a restaurant. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. Was very little time on here. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. One day, he was gone. Things like that? I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. 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. . 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. What were the things that you did when you were young? George Burke Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. 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? Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. Utica. But you used tell me. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. You couldnt even see it. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? And these roofs had big arches, like this. Its still that way. And here was the street. Then I was down in Florida for a while and Im wondering, Well, what in the hell am I going to do in Florida? What was I? The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. And I went to Hammersmith College. Lookit, I saved the police station and the two buildings next to the police station. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. Well, by this time, I had a lot of money. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? Casey Funeral Home Kathleen Burke, age 78 passed away at Richmond University Medical Center after a brief illness on January 26, 2023. So they said, You better get back here and do something. So I came back, got out of the military, got a job working for Saks Fifth Avenue. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. Its just a shame. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. Daller: Oh, I dont know. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? I loved being there and everything. She left things there. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Theyre piled up. Matthew Funeral Home Inc 2508 Victory Blvd, Staten Island, NY (718) 761-5544 Send flowers. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. Thats what I wanted. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. People didnt want it because it had such a reputation as being haunted. It was terrible. He did the White House and everything. Theyre very few. Burke: Like a locket. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. Q: So part of why it closed was because. And I said, Oh, shit. I dont think anythings missing? 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. Always, in that vase in the hall. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. One of the doors was shot, so I took this door off, and when I did, the brick wall, on the side, started falling out. Oh, that was the ghost in Tottenville. I mean, lets face it. So I go downstairs. 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. Daller: If they cant ride, why should they be here? Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. Burke, who knew of the home and property from the time when he was a child, was committed to the challenge. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? But those things, I couldnt. Of course, I went to school here. And youd walk out, and the porch was all brick, and at the end of the porch was a big arch that had little windows in it and a French door where you could walk out to the garden. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. In a house that you dont even own? And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Join Facebook to connect with George Burke and others you may know. Probably. Ario George Lazzari Ario George Lazzari, 82, passed away on February 26, 2023 at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. 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. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. I went to grammar school and high school here. I could. Well. Because the other way, my uncle was digging into whatever a little bit of savings he had, in order to pay. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. Lots of photos, costs, everything. He was an old craftsman from the other side. Burke: Well, look at the mansion! Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. So this house tells a particular story, a long history, but it cant tell the history of the other houses because they were so different. Daller: And that house was beautiful. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. 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? I woke up with a sweat. He said he believes that whoever was in that other house, really didnt want people there. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. He spends time in every part of it. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? And I could turn the horses loose and theyd keep all the fields cut and mowed, you know? A lot of these drapes, they did. Daller: You met some interesting people there. 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. Daller: The stables. Ill give you a job. Dont remember what happened to it, right? And he owned the funeral home. So I picked up this one building that had a little old bar next to it. I forgot whose house it was. So Walter was re-stationed to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. Thats the only thing people could bring. Q: And did you keep records of the restoration process? So we need to get help. Mom, you own the house, you own at least part of it, or half of it. She was on TV complaining about it. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. Unbelievable. She was great, I loved her. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Would you just sell me two acres there? I bet. I loved them too. I was maybe nineteen, twentysomething like that. And theyd come out and Id get involved with them. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. You made enough money. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. 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