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I did everything. Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? Chris was the one that got involved with it. In fact, her husband was a big-wig. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. What the hell is that coming from? So I come down the stairs, and as I got down the stairs, the spelling got stronger and stronger. And he died young. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. Lots of photos, costs, everything. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? Daller: Its life estate that he has. 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. Burke: Yes. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. Yes. So by the time he came back, all this had changed. Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. And we were great friends. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. Will they appreciate it? And here was the street. And that was only one of them. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. It has to stay exactly as an old plantation house. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Im no bulldozer!. George Burke is one of these dedicated keepers: He minds the Seguine Mansion, which he bought in 1981. And you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. Daller: You werent here. We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. Thats the usual setup, I think, for historic houses. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. Create an obituary. I know everything, what to do. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. Destroyed. So there wasnt a lot of time spent here. I knew what she looked like, I knew where it was. And thats what they were doing in France to keep from getting it taxed. And I miss all those horses. You can retire. 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. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. It was terrible. He come over he looked at it. Q: You mentioned that the South Shore has changed in the last few years. You just named them. Q: [Laughs] Yes. Q: Yes. 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 that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. Well, the paintings and the small stuff like thatthat like that mirror and those paintings and all that stuffthat was all the little stuff. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Donald was born August 16th, 1954, in Staten Island, New York, to Michael and Eleanor. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Where were you stationed and what was it like? Daller: No. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. 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. If you want to come, behave yourselves. Burke: Oh, I forgot about that. Oh, thats right. Daller: But it feels like home. 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. Daller: Mm-hmm! And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. Burke: Oh god. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. 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. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. Half the railings were gone off the porch, and the column was falling over, and, oh, Jesus. You cant ride on the street. I restored all those buildings down in Tottenville, all those great old buildings. And the last time I went there, there was all houses built in it. Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. And they did. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. What was her name? He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Daller: And he formed the board in order to support the house. Yes, Mrs. Mackey. They are Chinese Chippendale. See Photos. Burke: Oh, my nephew. 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. 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. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. Click here to view all obituaries Search Obituaries Contact Us / Location. See Photos. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. Im gonna save this house. He spends time in every part of it. That was her name. And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. And then of course, being in New York and being in the thing like that, I got to be very, very good friends, with Scalamandr. Burke: Oh, and then the house, when I bought it, everybodythe real estate lady, she wouldnt come in. Its still that way. And all these houses would never here! Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. If you lived in Alaska, where it was always cold, it was fine. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? Remember him? And the house was really, needed shapebut thank God it was built as well is it was built, otherwise it would have fallen down. They were gorgeous. 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. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. Of course, nothings there. February 26, 2023 (70 years old) View obituary. 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. I hope it isnt that the people who have access come in and empty it because Ive had people say, Oh, when youre not here, Im taking that painting, and Im taking that painting, and I want that couch, you know. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? 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. And everyone became extremely close. So they went into repairing things. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. He was incurring all the expenses. But Id go off with Murphy and wed go to these estate sales and most of the stuff thats in here was, I bought and shipped it all back. 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. Did you know that from? And, I had a lot of time over there in London and so I decided, Well, hell, Im going to go to school and learn something. So I took interior design. Daller: I think weve touched on everything, really. We were only allowed so much. Yes. 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. I mean, this was just a farmhouse. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. But that was a condo. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. I have questions about closets too! Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Or is that real? That was real. 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. 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. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. 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. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. Unfortunately, all the grounds areI dont even know if the house is there anymore! Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. So thats how that all came about. But I restored all that. The front porch was up high. Theyll take care of it and be able to show tours. 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. Shit. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. I would have saved it. That was Mrs., what was her name? 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. You couldnt see the grounds through the trees and it was just covered and everything. And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. Then I got shipped to Europe. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. And I kept life rights for it. She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. Right across the creek. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Q: So its budgets and the contractors, all that stuff. Burke: Yes. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. Because she begged me. First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. 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? Q: And, do you keep records on, on those kinds of things? And the only problem with that was the kitchen was downstairs. So they. Q: Okay. So, Id do that. Luis was great. It was a mess. Daller: Mm-hmm. Yes, but it was weird. People didnt want it because it had such a reputation as being haunted. Its a real pretty smell. She said, Yes, its lilacs. She said Mrs. Whatever-her-name-was always had to have lilacs. The one in particular, United States Steel [Corporation]. Okay. Thats whats in this whole house, all the things you see. Burke: Im glad I did. Burke: Yes, she held the mortgage on it. And I said, Was that a dream? But what was really, really bad was people, if they were going to build a garage, or they were going to build something, theyd go to that big, beautiful mansion and rip the siding off of it and take it back to build what they want to build. You couldnt tell what it was. So my sister Bess said, Well, come on, lets go to Florida. Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. 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. And I lived there for quite a few years. That house, it was a big French mansard, big Victorian. And all the time when all the lilacs would come in the spring, and the whole place would smell of lilacs, its gorgeous, still is. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. And he come from a very, very wealthy family in Madrid. And on top of that, I still worked for Sherwin Williams. I come down the stairs and I opened the door. What a shame. But when he was in Europe, he rode. Q: What grabbed your eye? I was seventeen years with the Air Force. They were all six floor walkups and, thats where you lived! Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. This old? And the White Party we do in order to take care of doing cleanup on the lawn, doing any kind of plantings, or anything, because he did it all the years. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. And thats where we are today. Daller: No, that still has to be discussed. Soon, nobody had room in their house to store anymore of my stuff. I traveled all over the world, traveled to Alaska, all over, with the military. I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? I mean, how did you decide what to purchase, what to collect? I mean, we had clocks, baby-Ben clocks, hanging in apartments. Well, he didnt want the bull with the little girl. And she was living here all by herself. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. What was. He did so much work for you. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. Q: So its confidential becauseoh, okay. Daller: Right, we really dont discuss any of that. Daller: But when you got it, it really was in need of repair. It makes sense because she was an old lady. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! Q: And so when you were deciding what to collect, were you thinking about. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. Christ, a good ten, twelve years. Facebook gives people the power to. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. Burke: Scalia. Too bad that there wasnt somebody with a brain. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. Oh, we were crabbing. Would you just sell me two acres 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 that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. Burke: Yes, he did that little sofa there. Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. And Luis Caizares painted that. I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. And one day. So I figured, oh, shit. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. Thats the only thing people could bring. And all my brothers. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. But he was excellent. Search Staten Island obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. And so people saidthey took all the horses and they moved to New Jersey. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. Burke: Yes. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? And that was it. Valley Stream. Those stables? 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. He was the top interior designer in New York. He was always at the stables there. He painted that for me. . So I stayed there, worked for him for years. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. You know, he just passed away. And the only reason why this survived is because nobody wanted the farmhouse! It was under your bunk. That came in part from the attorney. 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. I was born on Oct. 11, 1930, one of nine siblings, to an. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. 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? When he came he got everything going. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. 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. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. Daller: He did the sofa upstairs as well. Oh, they loved me. [laughs]. You know, everybody grew up together. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. Burke: About the candle? And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. Burke: Well, I wanted a beautiful Victorian look. Daller: No. Daller: Well, you got involved with Burkes Landing with Scalia. Casey Funeral Home Kathleen Burke, age 78 passed away at Richmond University Medical Center after a brief illness on January 26, 2023. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. I loved them too. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. Cohasset crypto case: Everything court documents reveal. A couple of years ago, I painted them this color, didnt I? Now the little girl had to be moved to Wall Street. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. So, I dont know. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? And the basement was beautiful, where you can walk out onto the porch and out into the garden. Now what are you going to do with this? He did the White House and everything. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. Oh my god. And I want somebody to take care of it. But under that porch was the basement. When I was over there looking at their house. And these roofs had big arches, like this. It was unbelievably gorgeous. It wasnt fair to him to keep paying for it. Got a good price for a couple of other real estate pieces that I bought and fixed up and sold. 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. I know the Port Richmond store you just bought. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! Daller: What about the coat? Its still there, you can see it. Theres none of the spirits. But anyway, she said, Im not going in the house. We are a big family. Most recent obituaries in New York. Daller: You met some interesting people there. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here . They dont know it. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. So it took a fortune, but I had it, all that money, to restore the house. Because the water was in the basement for so many years, all the dampness had lifted all the floorboards and everything, and so I had to dry the house out, and replaster the walls. The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? They cant do anything. Daller: It was like, we cant even find him anymore. They tear down one house and build five. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. And he was the one that took me around and showed me where to get the good fabric. Im giving nothing away. And he said, Mom, Ill move in to the other part of the house. I put the post on it up under the floor where the newer posts in the staircase was upstairs, and then, when I took the jack away, it sat on the post. The kitchen was never in the basement. And have something on a loop in here, which weve been trying to do, where itll be an audio and a video of him discussing the house, because nobody knows it any better than he does. So I bought it. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. Burke: Yes, its a big oil painting, a big painting like this. But thats part of whats been going on down here. The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. And I got a good price for that. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. 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 Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. A lot of the windows were broken out of it. But the only thing was it was too small. Of course, over therewhen I was over thereEngland was just getting out of the bad part of the War [World War II], and they had nothing over there. I dont know what the hell Ill do if you do that. Or you can do a small whatever. That was the most beautiful mansion. So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. View the profiles of people named George Burke. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. No, its not something were talking about right now. Burke: Yes. I mean, its physically impossible. Daller: Yes, definitely. And that was the Air Force. 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. I mean, I couldnt do stuff like that all the other stuff I could do. So I would walk around, Id look and Id see some beautiful stuff for sale, for nothing. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. That was a shame. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. So thank you. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. And then I decided Id get involved again with things that are going on. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. I cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. 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. I was an interior designer. Burke: Oh. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. I was living in London, and I was studying the history of art and design, or something like that, in the University of London, and he was going and he was studying art. And then finally she sold the house and she bought a beautiful place in Greenwich Village and moved to Greenwich Village. You made enough money. That was a great house. I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? She was a nasty old lady! But that was funny. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? These are those Persian carpets. George Burke's White Party NEW! But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. Burke: I was thinking about getting a big home, having a home, and what I would want in itthe paintings, what kind of furniture, carpets, everything. And the house was like this, a big piece with two big wings. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. I open the door to the parlor. I wanted to ask about the Equestrian Center. Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. And I got a big certificate for saving that. Ill do that. So that was over in Port Richmondits still there, I understand, the store. Victor. Brother Bill? Burke: Okay. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. George Burke. Because Mrs. Seguine was holding the. The son and his wife took over Scalamandr. And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. I was always in the operating room or someplace like that. But I still have a lot of it. My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. Its all part of history, and theyre just destroying it every way they can. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. 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 I saved quite a bit of money. Im gonna go look. And I had a little house in Tottenville so I decided, well, Ill move into this big housein hereand Ill get rid of all the property that I have in Tottenville. I fixed it up. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. 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 as I said, for a thing of whiskey or a bottle of wine, theyd give you anything, because none of them have had it for years and years. Thanks very much to you. Q: And how did you keep track of all the items in your collection as they were moving from, Burke: Well, a lot of this stuff, I never got back, because once you left it for years and years, you werent going to go back and say, Well, give me that, and give me this. 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