So she was always, Come on, George. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. Do you drink? No, we dont drink. So I would collect all the stamps. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. He got involved with riding there and was constantly riding. Daller: Well, you did at a certain point, because you have a lot of photos. Q: I wanted to ask, also, theres a painting of you in the house, right? And it was actually three stories high. Jack Johnson and George Burke bought the inn in February 1973. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. So as long as I own it, I own it, theyll pay for it. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. Wantagh, Seaford . Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. These are those Persian carpets. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. I collected all my antiques and all my stuff when I was traveling. Victor. About that time, I learned that the historic Vanderbilt museum housed a descendent of the original Vanderbilt who had lived there. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. Daller: No. I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. Facebook. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. Burke: Yes. 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. Absolutely gorgeous. So I bought it. Thats the only way to explain it. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. Obituary Tribute Wall Service Information . And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. But some strange things did happen in the house. He has served since last July as a judge of the Metropolitan Tribunal. And they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. So we talked to our brother Bill and he had come up with the money, bought the house. Here is George's dog, Rusty, in mild intimidation mode. Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Daller: The stables. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. And we were sitting in the kitchen in the basement and he was going on the Ouija board and I said, What does it say, what does it say? And Eric is sitting there and hes talking, and hes sounding like a lady, and hes saying, Youre in my house, and I dont want you. And I did, I got in St. George wasnt it? Okay. Is there anything, you think? Daller: So can you imagine a three room apartment filled to the brim with antiques? But he did a lot of the work for you. And I hope whoever is in charge of itLinda will probably be here in charge! Destroyed. I mean, lets face it. 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. They didnt even have soap. 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 I went to Hammersmith College. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. New York obituaries and death notices, 1986 to rent. Burke: Hawaii. Its down in Tottenville, beautifully done. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. And I said, Oh, shit. 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. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. The Seguine girls, as they were called,. Burke: Like a locket. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. But I dont remember seeing the main house. But, God, that was almost 100 years ago, you know? 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. Daller: Oh, yes. Thank you so much. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. All went into the landfill. And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Is that what you want? And right outside the window right here, is a great big round, thing thats all brickgreat big round thing, big as this room, covered-overand thats where all the water from the drain pipe from the roof would go in there and fill it, and it was called a cistern, and that was connected to the kitchen downstairs. So everything just kept going off and someone would have all of this, someone would have all of that. Burke: Oh, yes. I had all the plasters done. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. Or is that real? That was real. That was something that you had restoredis that right? And I went in and I noticed my big box was gone. You just named them. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. But he was excellent. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. A lot of these drapes, they did. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. Burke: Well, Ill tell you, there wasnt that much in storagethe stuff that was in storage wasnt big pieces, maybe one or two. We came to an agreement. Grandchildren Maria, Victoria, Madison, Michael, Ryan, Reagan, and Mickey, and great-grandson Angelo. 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. I think there were hundreds of people that worked there. Daller: No, that still has to be discussed. And this is Sarah Dziedzic. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. But, thats what I did. And it was twice the size of this house. Always, in that vase in the hall. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. Yes, he helped me with the colors, and this and that, and what I should getgood orientals for the floor, which I had but they werent these. That was a bigits still there. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. So it shows you that you have a friend forever. George was a resident of Broxton, Georgia at the time of passing. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. Theyre very few. And getting an American Dollar from being in the service, getting my payeven though it wasnt that muchbut at that time, over there, it was worth a fortune. And the house across the street from it, the Old [Sir Walter] Tyrrell House. I found three things like that. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Valley Stream. Visiting hours Friday, October 8, 2021, from 4-7 pm in McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, 1 Summer St. (across from St. Anthony Church), Cohasset. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. Read more about the life story of George and share your memory. He was incurring all the expenses. So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! In fact, I think it was just landmarked wasnt it? . Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? And they would give me all kinds of beautiful little carved objects and things that would be carved out of the whales teeth or. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. But I dreamt it and I knew every single thing about it. She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a member of the Historic House Trust . And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Daller: It just went right out of my head! And then he got married and moved in with his wife. 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? And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. But they donated it to the Sisters of Charity, figuring that the nuns could live in that gorgeous mansion. And whats going on up the street here now? I know everything, what to do. And Luis Caizares painted that. They cant do anything. So it took a fortune, but I had it, all that money, to restore the house. 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. He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. 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. https://www.nypap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BurkeGeorge_20211109_access_redacted.mp3. 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. Q: Did you keep up a conversation with Mario Buatta about. He did so much work for you. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. Daller: Yes, well, thats what we just said, yes. So that was the reason we chose to do a White Party. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. Cheers! But that was a condo. Just as long as its saved and its here. Q: What grabbed your eye? Was her name Mackey? Its been so long now. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. 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? One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. There were some gorgeous mansions. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. 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. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. You couldnt even see it. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! Would you? Its unreal! The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. 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. George had a wonderful career with the MBTA, starting as repairman and becoming the Superintendent of the Red Line until his retirement. And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. And that went for years. At GenealogyBank, we have made family research easy by digitizing more than 330 years' worth of Brooklyn obituaries in our national newspaper database. Oh my god. But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. Join Facebook to connect with George Burke and others you may know. Brother Bill? What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. Now what are you going to do with this? I'll never tire of the house. And that was only one of them. Burke: What were the things I did when what? He was pastor of Holy Child for 12 years until his retirement in 2000. But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. He worked by himself. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. And I, throughout the time, I went from room to room in the house and restored it. Im sure some will. The recognitions bestowed upon him: He received the 2015 Community Certificate of Appreciation, a proclamation from Staten Island for George Burke Day, the 2016 Preservation League Award and the NYS Senate Certificate of Recognition for 2015.The unique creatures on his property: Eighteen peacocks, descending from two he obtained in Florida, roam on his property. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. Daller: Its life estate that he has. And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. And I was always a horse person. Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. What were the things that you did when you were young? And through all the years that the old lady had this woman taking care of her, the lilacs were always in bloomwhen they were in bloom, they were in the house. Daller: So not that much time was spent on Staten Island. And he and his wife, Adriana, they retired and moved to Florida. I restored all those buildings down in Tottenville, all those great old buildings. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. But anyway, I had come back to America. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. I said, I still have friends that myour parents met before we met. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. Daller: Yes. Daller: Right, we really dont discuss any of that. Burke: Oh, well, the Eskimos up there would give me beautiful mukluks and all kinds of things. And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. She was born in Troy on November 16, 1926, she was the daughter of the late George Mileon and Catherine Andrelos Mileon. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. And they added this big dining room to the other side of the house. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. Like this chair that youre sitting in, these are Chippendale chairs in the Chinese style. What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. So finally, I think, the old lady died, didnt she? So its saved forever. I said, No, no, no. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! We just mentioned him. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. Every memory left on the online obituary will be automatically included in the book. And it became quite the place to be. He was the top interior designer in New York. Father Burke was assigned to Sacred Heart from 1988 to 2003. He was appointed judicial vicar of the Interdiocesan Appellate Tribunal for the Province of New York in 2009. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Yes. We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. And with the money that I made from there, I put it right back in the building. Now you can look up Brooklyn obits and track down your bloodline in New York in a matter of seconds. I frequently told her how much I really longed to own the house. With a little more improvement, and he would do a little improving on what I wanted, you know, then it was perfect when Mario did it. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. Formal gardens, stablesstables that you could live in. Father Michael Martine has served since 2009 as pastor of St. Joseph's parish, Staten Island. Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. They were all along the waterfront here. And I took that for years. 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: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. Burke: Oh, well, when I was inI guess I was in England. Were going to this estate. Of course, I went to school here. That poor horse. And then Id been in Europe all that time. Syracuse. Burke: the Historic House people did give me a big bronze plaque to put on the front of it. He had the military ship the items back to family members in New York City, a perk of military service that made moving his collection back to the States possible. Also, surviving are her siblings Peggy . Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. Burke: To put it backbecause the house was ruined, it was in terrible shape. Daller: Yes, definitely. 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. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. Sign up for NYPAP mailings and our Newsletter to stay up-to-date. Anyway, I said, Oh boy, did I have a scary dream. I told her my dream. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. I have questions about closets too! It is, however, on a country-sized parcel that covers about 27 acres, which is remarkable in a neighborhood whose common lot size is measured in feet. Sure, Id no idea of ever owning his house because I had a beautiful big house in Tottenvillebig French style house. 2023 McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. Troy-Virginia (Eugenia) Mileon Muscatello Feiden, passed away on January 28, 2023 surrounded by her loving family who adored her. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. That place took off like you couldnt believe. And the only problem with that was the kitchen was downstairs. But I was glad that I got this. Burke: Yes. Daller: Mm-hmm. 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. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? Q: So what was it like when you had the house finished and furnished? Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. He was always at the stables there. See Photos. And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. And I had beautiful big pieces of Meissen that I got when I was in Germany, and it all went here and there andI cant get it back. 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. Daller: We lived several places. 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. He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. Where all the servants lived. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. And in the summer, he sits outside, enjoys the outdoors, enjoys the lawn, the grounds. I grew up loving it and always having it, and my mother was great with it. But I mean, that wasthe holes, the plaster gone. There was nine of us in the whole family. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. So tell me about when you went to Europe. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. The story about the coat that you had from Alaska? Thats ittheres no more of them. And she was laid in a dress with a big lace collar. And my nephewwhat the hell was he? And on top of that, I still worked for Sherwin Williams. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. So she said, Bess said, Were going to have to quit, George. I said Oh, shit. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. . Burke: It was. My father was in the political-end, and he was in Borough Hall and everything like that. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. And the only reason why this survived is because nobody wanted the farmhouse! Click or call (800) 729-8809 Get Started ABOUT View Staten Island obituaries on Legacy, the most timely and comprehensive collection of local obituaries for Staten Island, New York,. And in the meantime, I made a couple of little investments and they turned out very well for me. Leave your condolences to the family on this memorial page or send flowers to show you care. Now the little girl had to be moved to Wall Street. Always curious and seeking information, George started a second career with Siemens, where he worked for ten years as a Service Specialist of Building Technologies. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. And then I what else? Theres none of the spirits. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. All rights reserved. New York City Death Records and Indexes - includes Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, and Staten Island. And that was it. He cant do this anymore. And its still there, its all there. 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 they said, Oh my god, George, what are you Oh, and who else was that? She was living in the house untilshe owned it until she died, and then I would take it over. I did everything. Because she begged me. Id bring her bottles of whiskey and shed say, Listen, George, Im going to an estate for saleeverything in it is going! It was there that I was awakened to the oldness of buildings, its gardens and the historical legacy of its art.Did you fulfill your desire?Yes and worked alongside Mario Buatta, known as the Prince of Chintz.What other occupations have you held?I had a long career as a medic in the Air Force. I started with the basement. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. 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. Daller: You werent here. Because we went to about every Air Force base in Europe there was, and I got around to see everything. Linda? He was 77. Take a walk. I said, No, no, Im gonna save this house. He said, Oh! Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. missing clemson student; rib cage name tattoos for females. Oh god, that was a gorgeous mansion. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. Burke: Im glad I did. Enter You buy me out. And he bought me out. She was great, I loved her. 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