Q: So well have audio recording and a transcript for researchersand Ill remove those names that you mentioned, Linda. They just couldnt handle it. But it looked like an attic with the roof like that and everything. Im giving nothing away. But not long ago, I was talking about it. Daller: From Michael and Jennifer, your nephew. In lieu of flowers, donations to honor George may be made to Tunnels to Towers Foundation, 2361 Hylan Blvd, Staten Island, NY 10306. So I went up with Father Tom and I had to take care of all those Eskimos, if any of them got sick or hurt this or that. 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. It would have been spectacular but greed set in, and thats what they did. But I had all this beautiful carved stuff. Well, he lived on Staten Island. The front porch was up high. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. So she was always, Come on, George. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. And I had the two apartments! 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. And you can put it together and fix it. I dont need The Death of Cleopatra hanging above my fireplace. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? Daller: And when he wasnt doing that, he was horseback riding because he loved to ride and thats kind of segued himself to the Seguine House and to Bess. 02045, followed by interment in Hull Village Cemetery. And in the summer, he sits outside, enjoys the outdoors, enjoys the lawn, the grounds. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. Oneida County GenWeb Site includes death indexes, obituaries and cemetery listings Oneida County: Waterville Times Obituary Index . So thats how that all came about. So we need to get help. Oh, that was the ghost in Tottenville. Before he left, the house was fine. Because look how long the war went, and England had nothing. I would have saved it. But the other house, one of his friends was pushed down the stairs. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. And she wanted to start running things and taking things over. She was great because she would know. And that was the end of that. I was an interior designer. Daller: Oh, I dont know. George Washington Burke, 86, of Panama City, FL passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Burke: Down in the basement, my friend Eriche was great, with this Ouija board and all this stuffand he said, George, lets do a seance! So we got a bunch of people together and we went all down in the basement. And I dream that I heard some noise. That was her name. Born on August 26, 1949, in Pottsville, he was a son of the late William C. Laudeman, Sr. and the late Josephine B. I come down the stairs and I opened the door. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. Though he thought it had no chance, he called and learned that Parks had long been thinking about trying to obtain the mansion. Tell us about your time in England.I went there at 19 and returned 12 years later. I said I was the only person at that timemy uncle gave me my sweet sixteen there, and all my friends were invited to come formal. They were the Mackeys. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. So we brought that point up a few times. Q: Was that house that you restored in a similar condition as this house? Burke: No, who gave me that? Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. We just mentioned him. But the one that I remember was a great big brooch. Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. Those stables? They dont know it. your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. What will I do? And I had two or three other girls that were there. in memory of George W. Burke, please visit our floral store. 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. IN THE CARE OF. Q: and Linda Daller for the New York Preservation Archive Project. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. I loved Alaska. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. 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. He was pastor of Holy Child for 12 years until his retirement in 2000. Daller: Well, he said, he felt that house had spirits in it. I had just bought this house, and it needed a lot of work. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. I cant think of the name of the thing now. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. Q: The Friends of the Seguine Mansionthe friends group. So then I said, well, what the hell am I gonna do? And also about the history of Staten Island, or the style that the house is decorated in, the Victorian style, your collection. He was temporary administrator of St. Mary's, Staten Island, 2010-2012. Oh my god. Q: And, do you keep records on, on those kinds of things? Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. And I was a medic. And I said to the real estate lady, I said, Well, how do you know theres a ghost in there? She said, Because the old lady that originally lived in the house. Q: Andif this is something that you cant discuss, let me knowbut, for example, if you decide to repaint, like you did in this room, is that something that the board fundraises for? Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. Obituary for George W. Burke | George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. Stony Brook. But before we know it, there wont be a thing left in the house. He enjoyed hockey, football, and the beach, but most important to him was family and friends. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. The Seguine Mansion, also known as The Seguine-Burke Mansion, is located on Lemon Creek near the southern shore of Staten Island. Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? Chris was the one that got involved with it. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. Well, the paintings and the small stuff like thatthat like that mirror and those paintings and all that stuffthat was all the little stuff. Enter The real estate lady wouldnt come in. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. Messages run for up to one year and you And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. And Luis Caizares painted that. 02025. I mean, lets face it. I bet shes there. And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. Just as long as its saved and its here. But they are the ones thatup in arms, saying, Aww, that poor horse. But anyway, she said, No, Im not going in. Facebook. I need to get someone in to do a good cleaning on the house, someone to take care of maintaining it. Burke: Yes, its a big oil painting, a big painting like this. And, oh, nobefore then, when I had moved in, I had moved in, and the house had been empty for years. 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. Its been so long now. Did you know that from? That was the most beautiful mansion. Its all stay in here. So coming back to it was a change. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. Burke: Scalia. 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. And, you know, who has that!? But I restored all that. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. And it was actually three stories high. And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. Burke: Oh, it was a relationship over whole period. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. The orientals that originally were on the floor here, I put up in the bedrooms upstairs. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Family and friends are coming together online to create a special keepsake. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . So I bought it. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. Burke: Anyway, she was well known here on Staten Island. I should really do something to save it. And it just was luck that I had just sold a real estate deal and made a lot of money. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. 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 I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. All these walls used to be white. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. And a friend of mine I was very good friendly with was John. 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. Ill give you a job. See Photos. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. Yes. And theyd come out and Id get involved with them. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. To send flowers And then one of my brothers had just gotten out of the military. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at 11 am in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 208 Samoset Ave., Hull, followed by interment in Hull Village Cemetery. I thought for sure that would never go. It was similar, only bigger and more ornate. The family will receive friends . Q: And thats what allowed you to buy this house? 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. What a gorgeous home that was. Ticonderoga. And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. Daller: But thats how he [referring to the painting of Mr. Seguine] came back to the house. So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! 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. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. But the only thing was it was too small. And thats what I did. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! Lives in Hotazel, Cape Province, South Africa. His favorite is the White Garden Party held in early spring, at which everyone wears all white, the Fall Country Barbecue and the formal Christmas gala. And they were the big windows that lookedand that was a whole, bigjust like here, it was another story. 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. So I figured, oh, shit. But I forgot what the other two things were. 174 East 80th Street, New York, NY 10075Phone: (212) 988-8379 | Fax: (212) 537-5571Contact Us: info@nypap.org. She stated, George, I want you to save my house, and agreed to sell the house for a feasible sum in exchange for his promise to restore it. And she was laying like this. Oh, God. George was a graduate of Hanover High School, Class of 1976, and entered the U.S. Navy. The mansion had a huge ballroom and everything in it. 2023 McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home. 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. Finally, I think his wife got sick with that lung disease, didnt she? Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. I know all the grounds that were around it were beautiful gardens. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. 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 the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. Q: Thank you for that story. So thats where I got most of the stuff thats here in the house today. You couldnt even see it. Q: And so when you were deciding what to collect, were you thinking about. And they did. 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. Christ, a good ten, twelve years. And she kept, George, please, go save my house. Or you can do a small whatever. Tarrytown-Sleepy Hollow. 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. Because I certainlyI never passed up a bargain. She was great, I loved her. And it didnt take long to sell because it was a big piece of property, nice house. And my uncle came in and was part of the whole group. Well. Burke: Oh. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. And I was so damn busy, I never got to go home. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. 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. 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. Thats not good. The same thing thats going on with statues. And they would give me all kinds of beautiful little carved objects and things that would be carved out of the whales teeth or. Q: And you knew the style from having studied the history of design and architecture. Also survived by many in-laws, aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. Still kept it. Christine of Cincinnati, Ohio and sons Thomas Burke and wife Christine; John Burke and wife Patricia of Staten Island. Q: Was that here in the house? Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? He was from Central America somewhere, and he just believed in everything had to be right. 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. 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. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. He was 77. Yes, and I had bought the house, but I couldnt have the house and move in until she died. Burke: You want it from the first day I was born in the hospital across the street? And I went around and we all hadyou were only allowed to buy two bottles of wine and a bottle of whiskey, or something. He was an antiquehe had a big rug business in. Q: Yes, absolutely. Q: And will the board continue and play a role in in that? He was always at the stables there. People didnt want it because it had such a reputation as being haunted. Is that what you want? For example, could you tell what the original construction was? More beautiful than peoples houses. He previously was pastor of St. Clement-St. Michael, Staten Island, 1977-1988, and of Annunciation . Or is that real? That was real. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. Yes. He also discusses the donation of the Seguine Mansion to the Historic House Trust, and his vision for the ongoing maintenance of the home and property. But he was excellent. Well, by this time, I had a lot of money. I had all the walls done. So I picked up this one building that had a little old bar next to it. Loving brother of Stephen Burke of Florida, Joan Burke of Plymouth, and Timothy Burke of Plymouth. Because she begged me. They bought a house. He was born here. It was like a mansion youve never seen. And where to get the good buys, and all that kind of thing. Q: When you were making those decisions about decorating, were you thinking about a particular style, like a historic style, that you were going for? The Dignity Memorial online obituary search tool gives you access to obituaries from thousands of locations across North America. And here was the street. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. He cant do this anymore. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Father James E. Burke, who served for 15 years as pastor of Sacred Heart parish on Staten Island, died Oct. 4. It was under your bunk. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. Hell utilize every room of the house. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. When I bought the house, the real estate people, they wouldnt go in. Now what are you going to do with this? These are those Persian carpets. Q: Can you tell me about moving the collections here, out of storage and out of your sisters houses into this house? Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. They really dont know what history is all about. I want it now. I could never get it. And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. All rights reserved. It was a sweet sixteen Ill never forget. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. So I paid it off and bought it in cash, with the cash. If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. And I said, Oh, shit. They were all womens stuff. Its a plus for the borough too. But some strange things did happen in the house. 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? Architectural style and interior style? But when I die, they say theyre going to make a museum out of it. 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. 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. When he came he got everything going. And there were two windows, like this. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. Just landmarked. Now, this is a portrait of Joseph Seguine. And all my brothers. And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. I donated the house to Historic House Trust retaining life rights while I continued every effort to preserve it. Right across the creek. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. Destroyed. Burke: Oh, its in beautiful condition because the guy I told you, Jimmy Pistilli, he had it landmarked. I can get that. 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