They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. Its a real pretty smell. She said, Yes, its lilacs. She said Mrs. Whatever-her-name-was always had to have lilacs. Its no different from home. Because it was a big roof, like this, and then the gutters run around. And Bill moved in, and he stayed there for quite a while. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. 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. It was like a mansion youve never seen. Some kind of jewelry. And a lot of it got given away, got lost. Because she begged me. It was so overgrown. Because my house was right across the street from it. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? Well, Bess, and my brothers wife, Evelyn, never got along. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. 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. But I had all this beautiful carved stuff. 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. 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. 06/26/1943 - 02/20/2023. Burke: Yes. I think hes given you a great history of what started and, basically, youve talked about his life from the beginning, so, I dont know. All the grounds, the stables, everythingthey cant change a thing. Now, this is a portrait of Joseph Seguine. They were all womens stuff. The mansion was gorgeous! Q: So its confidential becauseoh, okay. Yes. That was a shame. That was something that you had restoredis that right? Oh, God. Ill help renovate it, fix it up and such. And thats what we did. And my fatherwe were quite wealthy, growing up. 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. Dont remember what happened to it, right? The stables, everything has to remain the same. 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. 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. And that was the end of that. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. And my father died, and we were all very young. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. And I want somebody to take care of it. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. Daller: Mm-hmm! 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. And I finally got to meet Mrs. Seguine because she had stables at that time. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Burke: Im glad I did. All my life, I was raised in a big house. Oh, thats right. Half the railings were gone off the porch, and the column was falling over, and, oh, Jesus. And all these houses would never here! Brooklyn Births: 1898-1909 Deaths: 1847-53, 1857-1948 Marriages: 1866-1949 *Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. The only thing that will save this house as a bulldozer! [laughs] But anyway, I saved it. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? 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. I cant remember her name. All these empty buildings and things. Stony Brook. Burke: Its never finished! If you want to come in a business with me, John, lets make into a beautiful restaurant. So he said, Okay, Ive never owned a restaurant, but Id be willing to try it, George. So I said, Well, John, youre gonna have to put a lot of money in it because you have all the money, as being who you are. Staten Island . It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. . Burke: So that should pretty well cover it, I think. So we brought that point up a few times. Daller: Well, they hope to. You said you started with the basement. 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. That was a great house. Daller: You met some interesting people there. And my nephewwhat the hell was he? I know all the grounds that were around it were beautiful gardens. And I walked into there and I walked up, and the lid was closed on the coffin. In fact, I think it was just landmarked wasnt it? Im going to get gifts now because Im staying in the house and Im going to fix it up.. Q: So well have audio recording and a transcript for researchersand Ill remove those names that you mentioned, Linda. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. And I was always a horse person. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. I think so. And one day. And Id go downtown and Id wheel and deal for a bottle of whiskey. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. [laughs]. 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. Q: The stuff that you got in England, from Mrs. Murphy. Is there anything, you think? If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. If you want to come, behave yourselves. And so they lost it. The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. And it never had a kitchen. Utica. Oh, that was the ghost in Tottenville. And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. But some strange things did happen in the house. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. Burke: Okay. So it shows you that you have a friend forever. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Finally, I think his wife got sick with that lung disease, didnt she? We are a big family. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. But he did a lot of the work for you. She had to move them to New Jersey. Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. Well. Of course, nothings there. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? Then I got shipped to Europe. And I had the two apartments! Its still that way. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. Ill give you a job. Mrs. Mackey. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. Im sure some will. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. He painted that for me. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. Burke: Yes. And he died young. But not long ago, I was talking about it. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. 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. Did quite well. Search Staten Island obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. Daller: No. She was on TV complaining about it. Because she would always want her bottle of booze. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Thats ittheres no more of them. George Burke's White Party NEW! So tell me about when you went to Europe. Its still there. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. And I, throughout the time, I went from room to room in the house and restored it. 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 you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. She was great, I loved her. Yes, of course, they could eat all the grass. Funeral homes; Help and . I mean, lets face it. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. And they were big floors. And whats going on up the street here now? And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. Is that what you want? The real estate lady wouldnt come in. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. 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. Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. Im offered fortunes for the front field, for the side field, for the backfield. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. Theyre getting rid of everything! Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. It was unbelievably gorgeous. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. I open the door to the parlor. 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 bet. 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 mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. Click here to view all obituaries Search Obituaries Contact Us / Location. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. They couldnt. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. [laughs]. So I stayed there, worked for him for years. While stationed in England, he studied interior design and architectural history and began to collect antiques through estate sales and flea markets, focusing on ceramics, paintings, light fixtures, and many other decorative items from the Victorian era. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. She was great because she would know. She left things there. And I always used to say, Wonder who lives there! and so forth and so on. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. Well work it out, one way or another. And so the two of us started and we madecalled it the Old Bermuda Inn because John loved Bermuda and he was putting a lot of money in it. The following is a roundup of obituaries published on SILive.com. They were gorgeous. And they were the big windows that lookedand that was a whole, bigjust like here, it was another story. But the only thing was it was too small. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. He got involved with riding there and was constantly riding. And then the Historic House Trust will use it as well to understand whats important to you about maintaining the house. So that makes sense. So I couldnt take any of the clothes. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. February 15, 2023 (81 years old) View obituary. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. And so shes got the bridge, and it costs money. Would you sell me the acres in the front? Q: Yes. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. Thats what I was. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. It makes sense because she was an old lady. I just repainted. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Lets move out, youre being kicked out anyway, the house is sold. Burke: Well, look at the mansion! You made enough money. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. They cant do anything. You just named them. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. Q: Yes. Unbelievable. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. 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. 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