The mayor and everybody else in the cityyou cant ride on the beach. And think about it. My brother, he come in and he said, What are you, nuts? Things like that? 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. The roof was shot because the old guy that was caretaker here, he used to walk around on the roof and watch all the boats in the harbor. Yes, but it was weird. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. 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. Was it your mother I gave her all the blue and. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. So my mother decided she would make it into a two-family, and rent out one part of it. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. His family was like aristocratic. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. The fact that the Seguine familythis was the farmhouse, their mansion was in Rossvilleand thats long gone. There was nine of us in the whole family. Daller: No, I dont. And Im glad I did what I did, about just giving it to the National Historic Trust. But you used tell me. Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? Yes, she died and she was in the front parlor in the coffin, wasnt she? That house, it was a big French mansard, big Victorian. But he was excellent. Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. You werent on Staten Island. Who Where Receive obituaries Yenula Hennaka February 24, 2023 Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. Absolutely gorgeous. I cant think of the name of the thing now. More beautiful than peoples houses. Daller: I mean, that big wrap-around porch that went all the way around the house. That was the mansion. But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. 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 underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. And I got a good price for that. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. Well, do you know what your preferences are? Thats the only way to explain it. He was born here. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. 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. It wasnt fair to him to keep paying for it. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Obituary: George W. Burke October 07, 2021 George W. Burke, 63 George W. Burke, of Hull, died on Oct. 2. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. And all these houses would never here! Daller: And he uses every room, he doesnt sit in one room. 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. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. And he was the one that took me around and showed me where to get the good fabric. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. Dont remember what happened to it, right? What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. Theyre deciding they want to build, so they tear down and build. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here . And I took John in as a partner, but I owned the Old Bermuda Inn and the two buildings. Staten Island. So I would go to the flea markets and things. 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. Daller: Well, no, Mrs. Seguine allowed him to buy, Burke: No, I already had this house from the first deal. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. But the upper story of the house was two more floors. If you dont want to come dont show up. And he said since hes been here, he has nobody here. 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. Its a real pretty smell. She said, Yes, its lilacs. She said Mrs. Whatever-her-name-was always had to have lilacs. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. He worked by himself. So they went into repairing things. That was a great house. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. 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. And then the people that moved out left a bunch of old furniture, and these were the two that they left. And there were two windows, like this. See Photos. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. Burke: Greek revival. Q: Today is November 9, 2021. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. In my early twenties? And a friend of mine I was very good friendly with was John. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Most of them were little things. Lookit, I saved the police station and the two buildings next to the police station. Q: And you feel that thats at risk because of the development thats happening now. And one day I got a call from Mrs. Seguine. He was 63. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? And I dream that I heard some noise. And there was a whole other floor, another story, and its built with the French style, in the French mansard. 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. Its a beautiful house. In a house that you dont even own? Now theyre worth a couple hundred-dollars apiece. Its empty. But this is too much for you, George. And it was quite difficult to maintain the big house we were living in. If you stood outside and looked at it, the staircase went that way. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. On a goddamn pillared mattress sleeping? Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. And my other sisternow, of course shes passed awaybut now her daughter took it, and the daughter gave it to her daughter. And Bill moved in, and he stayed there for quite a while. Burke: Yes. 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: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. Daller: It just went right out of my head! Or you can do a small whatever. Q: So what was it like when you had the house finished and furnished? So you really cant even try to say what does it feel like? But it doesnt work that way. Utica. That wasyou probably dont rememberthere was this great big factory right down here, built on the beach. And when I seen it all over there, and when I seen the British people were poor as church mice, they were selling everything. 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. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. Help NYPAP document and celebrate NYCs preservation movement. 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. Burke: Like a locket. So I rented the apartment next door, and I broke a hole in the wall. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. Remember him? Theyre getting rid of everything! 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. They cant do anything. Well, what are we talking about? He was predeceased by his mother Lena Russo-Tredici. Im sure some will. 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 I was a medic. So I run downstairs. And my brother Bill and my brother Ed decided to go into an automobile repair shop. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. The Secret Service, as well as a Cohasset school accounting specialist and the superintendent, are determining how much the operation cost the town. 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. So that makes sense. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. I went to boot camp, I loved it. So it didnt matter. Staten Island . I saved it years and years ago. She said, Now you can save it., And I said, Well, I can save it. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. All rights reserved. But that was biga big, two-bedroom condo. So it just became a moot point. Burke: Yes. They cant build houses on it. Q: Is there somebody in particular that you work with for reupholstery or restorations? Or was that brother Ed? And he died young. One day, he was gone. They were great. Youre working too hard. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. Burke: But anyway, it was a big beautiful cameo brooch, and was wrapped in an oil cloth rag! You want to take down every statue thats been there for a thousand years because, No, that statue shouldnt be there. I think so. She had to move them to New Jersey. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. And they were going to pay for everything if they owned it. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. If it wasnt for Mrs. Mackey across the street telling me about the funeral, I would have never known. Im no bulldozer!. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. And, of course, being in the military and traveling with them, the government shipped all my stuff that I bought and picked upshipped it all back to America for me. Daller: You met some interesting people there. But anyway, I had come back to America. So it shows you that you have a friend forever. Burke: Im glad I did. Then I went looking for the big pieces. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. Its just a shame. Ill make you the drapes. The drapes are still up there. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. And I took that for years. 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. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. In fact, her husband was a big-wig. They couldnt. Do you remember that? 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. View the profiles of people named George Burke. I know all the grounds that were around it were beautiful gardens. Unfortunately. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. I went to grammar school and high school here. New York obituaries and death notices, 1986 to rent. It was piled up in their basement. It was gorgeous and very ornatewas very, very much like Greek Revival. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. From what youve described, the different places that have been demolished over the years were extremely different from each other. Were going to this estate. Lets stay friends. But I forgot what the other two things were. 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. So I went around to all the nursesof course, I was in the medical departmentand I asked all the nurses, What are you doing with your stamps? And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. He painted that for me. And so they lost it. Oh, thats right. And a lot of it got given away, got lost. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. He was always at the stables there. And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. Q: The stuff that you got in England, from Mrs. Murphy. Because people will come in, and therell be four or five people and somebody will walk by and just pick this up, and pick that up. But they did a lot for me. I bought those in Germany. And the house was really, needed shapebut thank God it was built as well is it was built, otherwise it would have fallen down. Right? The walkway going to the beach, its still there, where the house was. . And all my brothers. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? Theyre all McMansions. You can go and look and read about anything about the South Shore of Staten Island. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. Burke: Yes. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. I mean, look, theyve been trying to get rid of the carriage horses in the city, for how long now? George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. So we brought that point up a few times. George Burke. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? That poor horse. Its all part of history, and theyre just destroying it every way they can. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. Thats what it is. But not long ago, I was talking about it. Q: Yes. Q: Thank you for that story. Burke: Well, a good example is the one right here at the end of the street. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. Of course, nothings there. If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. 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. They were all womens stuff. If you were at the water looking up here, you couldnt see the house. But Ive got to bring that portrait down and put it above that fireplace and get rid of that painting thats there. 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. Yes. And their mansion, the White people that owned SS White, the White family, owned right across the creek, there, where the Captains Quarters [private development] are. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. And I know everythingId love to go out to Staten Island. So he said, Good. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. A lot of these drapes, they did. He introduced me all the time tobecause look at look at what he was. Interviewing George Burke, and. Burke: Yes. Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. Daller: Plus the fact, it cost a fortune to take away the manure. And he come from a very, very wealthy family in Madrid. Dont look at me. Where were you stationed and what was it like? And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. You know, he just passed away. Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. Burke: Yes. Were not going to stay and put up with these two people. And when they werent in the house, they would go and buy them at the stores, and there was always lilacs in the house. Burke: Oh, and then the house, when I bought it, everybodythe real estate lady, she wouldnt come in. Daller: And that house was beautiful. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. It was unbelievably gorgeous. Lives in Rochester, New York. I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. That was a shame. Burke: I had a beautiful big old house in Tottenville that I loved. And my sister, Bess, she was married to Walter, her husband, who was in the Navy. 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. This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. And they added this big dining room to the other side of the house. And they were the big windows that lookedand that was a whole, bigjust like here, it was another story. I was born right in the hospital across the street, and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. I bet shes there. Well, it doesnt matter, her name. Funeral homes; Help and . . Q: Okay, all of that. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. He was incurring all the expenses. But what she did is she sold off parcel after parcel in order for her to live here in the house because she had no income. Q: Can you tell me about the ghost in that house? And she was living here all by herself. 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