I bought another restaurant, didnt I? 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. Oh, God, it was gorgeous. Search Staten Island obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. That house, it was a big French mansard, big Victorian. So, I dont know. They had The [Charging] Bull in the city and they had the little [Fearless] Girl there. And it never had a kitchen. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? Im giving nothing away. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. When he came he got everything going. 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. I had a dream thatin my dream, I woke up and I was laying in bed upstairs, and I could smell lilacs. Burke: About the candle? Up until a year ago, he was still cutting the lawn! 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. Burke, who knew of the home and property from the time when he was a child, was committed to the challenge. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. Daller: We really cant give you any details on that. Thats ittheres no more of them. Remember him? And I said, well, Im going to retire. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. He said, when he was moving here, he told the people there, he goes, Im moving. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? All these empty buildings and things. I want it now. I could never get it. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. Q: Yes. Its still there. Burke: Oh, yes. But the one that I remember was a great big brooch. 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. Some kind of jewelry. Its no different from home. Q: Right. Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. I saved it years and years ago. She said, Now you can save it., And I said, Well, I can save it. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. And it was very much built like this house. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. 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. 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: It just went right out of my head! Because the other way, my uncle was digging into whatever a little bit of savings he had, in order to pay. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Were not going to stay and put up with these two people. And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. All that gorgeous porcelain, like the Flower Sellers Childrenits a big piece like that. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. Tell us about when you were born? Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. She was on TV complaining about it. Nobody wants to do that. 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. Daller: No, I dont. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. 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. Funeral homes; Help and . Q: Okay. But anyway, she said, Im not going in the house. Daller: You know, people dont understand them. Burke: It was. Im joining the Air Force. So I went out and I joined the United States Air Force of course. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. He painted that for me. 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. I dont know if it ever took off. If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. https://www.nypap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BurkeGeorge_20211109_access_redacted.mp3. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. Daller: But thats how he [referring to the painting of Mr. Seguine] came back to the house. When I was over there looking at their house. Im sure some will. Burke: I used to, but I didnt I didnt keep it on everything. Find the obituary of William Burke (1966 - 2021) from Staten Island, NY. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. So that makes sense. It was under your bunk. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. Get out. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. When they shipped me back from where I was, where the Eskimos were, they sent me back to the base, because they were shipping everybody now, backafter your time was up, you had to go back because you couldnt stay any longer than two years, and after two years, you had to come back to the States. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. And I lived there for quite a few years. So I said, The hell with this. But under that porch was the basement. So a lot of the things that you acquired to furnish the house were in poor condition, and then you have them reupholstered and restored. 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. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. I dont want you in this house. 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Burke: Well, look at the mansion! She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. The mansion, oh god. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Hell utilize every room of the house. 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. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. They cant do anything. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? She would say, The lilacs still in the front hall? And Id say, Oh, is that what that smell is? Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. New York obituaries and death notices, 1986 to rent. And then when I went looking for myhis name was Joinerand everybody was saying, Well, Sergeant Joiner is leaving, Sergeant Joiner is leaving. And I never thought much of it. And I know everythingId love to go out to Staten Island. So he said, Good. They didnt even have soap. I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. Q: Was it Mario that suggested the life tenancy agreement? Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. I started with the basement. So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. The front porch was up high. Absolutely gorgeous. Hes the man that built the house. Q: So part of why it closed was because. So my sister Bess said, Well, come on, lets go to Florida. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. In good condition? Theyre getting rid of everything! I spent enough time breaking my back. And she wanted to start running things and taking things over. Burke: Scalia. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. Theres one here, theres one there, and theres one in the other room. 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. . Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Who Where Receive obituaries Yenula Hennaka February 24, 2023 And then finally she sold the house and she bought a beautiful place in Greenwich Village and moved to Greenwich Village. He was incurring all the expenses. And I got these. I mean, I could do a little woodwork, but I wasnt a carpenter. 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 she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. Burke: Yes. So it just became a moot point. You couldnt see the grounds through the trees and it was just covered and everything. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. Theyre piled up. Most of them were little things. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. They are Chinese Chippendale. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. And the house across the street from it, the Old [Sir Walter] Tyrrell House. They just went and just vandalized it to hell until there was nothing but a shell left. Daller: I think weve touched on everything, really. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. Burke: Oh, it was a relationship over whole period. You know, everybody grew up together. And is there a way where, according to how you would like the house to be maintainedwould everything stay in its place? Burke: All that stuff from England? 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. And Luis Caizares painted that. Oh, thats right. Its a beautiful house. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? Oh, they loved me. Born in the Province of Pola, Italy, "George" settled in the Bronx. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. Its going to hell. Id come back up and I could still smell it in the hallway. I was an interior designer. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. But Ive got to bring that portrait down and put it above that fireplace and get rid of that painting thats there. Because Evelyn didnt like the house, his wife. So that had the outside kitchen. Daller: Mm-hmm. Staten Island. Victor. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! I was Now what are you going to do with this? I went to boot camp, I loved it. Because it was a big roof, like this, and then the gutters run around. So when he left the apartment and came to Staten Island, things started to move back into different sisters again until he was ready to relocate it again. They even stopped you riding in the parks. Burke: But anyway, it was a big beautiful cameo brooch, and was wrapped in an oil cloth rag! And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. Lets move out, youre being kicked out anyway, the house is sold. He was an old craftsman from the other side. Burke: Chris will stay living here. And I hope whoever is in charge of itLinda will probably be here in charge! And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. 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. Its down in Tottenville, beautifully done. Sure, Id no idea of ever owning his house because I had a beautiful big house in Tottenvillebig French style house. Or is that real? That was real. And it did all the dental workany kind of dental work and everything was manufactured there. In Europe, he felt like he had been. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. That was a shame. But you used tell me. George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. I found three things like that. Create an obituary. And I was always a horse person. Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. I mean, its physically impossible. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. Burke: Yes. And I saved quite a bit of money. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. 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? You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. And I finally got to meet Mrs. Seguine because she had stables at that time. Burke: Greek revival. Did quite well. Because she would always want her bottle of booze. Burke: Yes. 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. Its still there, you can see it. And because of that, and especially the interior design thing, I went around, did little jobs, and did things, and because I learned so much by going to that to school there, that when I got back here, I got nice little jobs here and there. He was predeceased by his mother Lena Russo-Tredici. Daller: At least the property itself, because when you stood outside, I mean, you couldnt see anything. Thats what it is. He did so much work for you. Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. 06/26/1943 - 02/20/2023. And they were slate, the roof, and by walking on the slates, they broke and they slid off, and wherever they slid off, the rain poured through because it was holes. So Id go over there and, of course, Bess Seguine was always over there. 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. It was his first time off of Staten Island. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. 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. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. And one day. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? Daller: Yes, definitely. And my nephewwhat the hell was he? Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. Is that what you want? Burke: Right across the creek. And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. 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. George Burke. I dont know, Im just used to it. Right across the creek. Take a walk. I said, No, no, Im gonna save this house. He said, Oh! And then, on the third floor, which was in the mansard roof, that was all the servants quarters. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. He says, Hes my good friend, and so on, We live on Staten Island. And I got to know a tremendous amount of people that way. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. And thats where she was. She said, You saw her in your dream. I said, Holy shit, I said, you think that was her? She said, It could have been her. I said, Then she went like that and chased me out of her house. She said, That was her. Q: How did you establish a relationship with the Parks Department and the Historic House Trust? And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. And they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? 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. If you lived in Alaska, where it was always cold, it was fine. 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? And, you know, who has that!? But I was glad that I got this. And were doing this interview in Burkes home, in the Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island. And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. Q: [laughs] How did you figure out what needed to be done with the house? Its some very wealthy unknown-known person who was there. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. You couldnt even see it. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. He worked by himself. See Photos. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Q: Okay, all of that. 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. And I took that for years. And Im looking at looking at it and I said, You know, thats the last house. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. He spends time in every part of it. My big old Victorian house is saved, and thats still there. 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. But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. Right. Daller: You werent here. Or is there a way for things to be changed? So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. 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