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And then I what else? 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. So I would go to the flea markets and things. Yes. This was in the East Bronx, this was on 167th and College Avenue. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. Because I wanted the man that built the house, and this is the man that saved the house. I mean, I had a beautiful condo in Florida. You cant ride anywhere but in a circle arena. I was seventeen years with the Air Force. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. I just repainted. Because she would always want her bottle of booze. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. So, Id do that. Theyd go in and theyd take the windows out and theyd use the windows, and they destroyed it. And, minute he bought the house, did a little work in it, put it right up for sale. But you do have Chris thats upstairs that lives in the servants quarters. Im getting rid of everything. He said, I have three of the most beautiful Persian carpets from Persia, said, You cant get them anymore. He said, Theyre antiques but they are brand new, never used. He said, Im giving them to you. And this is them. So I come home dead tired. 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. I have questions about closets too! George Burke. Q: So about this house, I wanted to ask about the Friends of the Seguine Mansion. But anyway, she said, No, Im not going in. And so people saidthey took all the horses and they moved to New Jersey. Always, in that vase in the hall. Things like that? But when they were building houses, if you had a third story, your taxes went out of sight! Oh, God, it was gorgeous. That was a bigits still there. 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. Donald was born August 16th, 1954, in Staten Island, New York, to Michael and Eleanor. What were the things that you did when you were young? Probably. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. Daller: I mean, that big wrap-around porch that went all the way around the house. Q: The stuff that you got in England, from Mrs. Murphy. It was piled up in their basement. And that was it. What a gorgeous home that was. Burke: Yes, there was a little man in New Jersey. Where all the servants lived. Where were you stationed and what was it like? So I bought it. But it doesnt work that way. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. Daller: It just went right out of my head! The mansion was gorgeous! The stables, everything has to remain the same. I mean, lets face it. But this is too much for you, George. My mother and his wife never got along too well. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. All Rights Reserved, Town Departments at Work: The role of each part of your local government. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. What is a shame is some of the mansionsthe really, really ornate mansions that were torn down. No, it wasnt that. When I was over there looking at their house. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. 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. So I still had to get up every day and go to work. Wow, what a great place. I said, now here you are, the woman we always wondered about, asking me if Im interested in saving that house? Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. I thought for sure that would never go. Burke: Well, I hope it gets maintained. Now theyre worth a couple hundred-dollars apiece. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. So Walter was re-stationed to Fort Lauderdale in Florida. 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. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Theyre piled up. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. Theres a bunch of little houses now built all along through their gardens. But I still have a lot of it. But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. They didnt even have soap. And then, where they built the schoolwhat is that girls school up here? Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. Then I went looking for the big pieces. 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 then I shipped it all back home. I bought the house and Bess and Marge came over. Constantly. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. I said, Gee, look at these chairs. And they said, Yes, look at them. Ill do the whole window. I bought another restaurant, didnt I? It feels like home, because thats what its been. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. That was the mansion. It was terrible. So I picked up this one building that had a little old bar next to it. And they did. People: Mario Buatta, Luis Caizares, Linda Daller, John Krawchuck, James and Kathleen Pistilli, Adriana Scalamandr, John Scalia, Elizabeth Bess Seguine Aug, Joseph Seguine, Organizations: Friends of the Seguine Mansion, Historic House Trust, House of Scalamandr, NYC Departments of Parks and Recreation, Sherwin-Williams, U.S. Air Force, Places: Annandale, Hammersmith College, Port Richmond, Old Bermuda Inn, Saks Fifth Avenue, Seguine Mansion, St. George, Staten Island, Tidewater Inn, Tottenville, The New York Preservation Archive Project. And that painting of me, thats upstairs in my bedroomdid you ever see it? A brooch that I gave Bess? And I had the two apartments! Anyway, there was three things that I found by doing some worklike, giftsI forget what they were. He was an old craftsman from the other side. . All these empty buildings and things. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina P. Burke, all of Hull. Burke is joined in this interview by his niece, Linda Daller. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. 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. So I had all my goodies packed in a box, getting ready to go. Burke: She has it. And think about it. 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. And I was always a horse person. Oh, we were crabbing. And if you went around with Mario Buatta, that was like going with the President of the United States. 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. I know all the grounds that were around it were beautiful gardens. 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. 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. And the only reason why this survived is because nobody wanted the farmhouse! If you give me a big helping hand here. I said, You know, I dont make that much money. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. 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. So we brought that point up a few times. Daller: As a matter of fact, we had an event years ago. You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. We had beautiful stuff in our home, all the time. Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? And I wanted these little chairs tufted but he had passed away before he could get around to tuft. Because back when they built the houses, kitchens were never built in the house. Burke: Scalia. Theyd work out, and theyd be waiters, or this and that. And then upstairs was like a big balcony above that porch. They were all womens stuff. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. I slept in it, lived in it, ate in it. So I go downstairs. But I dreamt it and I knew every single thing about it. So, thats it, I said, to hell with it. 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. So I went out and I said toI had two roommates, and I said to my roommates, Wheres my box? And they said Oh, well, Sergeant Joiner came in and took it. I said, Oh, no! I went running out. You know, everybody grew up together. Oh, they loved me. You just named them. And that was the Air Force. Thats annoying certain people. What was it, in the city? And then, it was declared unsafe, and they come in and knocked it down. And thats where I had all this wonderful carved stuff from the Eskimos that they gave me. And with the Air Force, I enjoyed every minute. Its Greek Revival. If you were at the water looking up here, you couldnt see the house. But I dont remember seeing the main house. Were going to this estate. It has to stay exactly as an old plantation house. And these roofs had big arches, like this. They couldnt. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! 06/26/1943 - 02/20/2023. So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. Burke: And he was one of the top portrait painters in Madrid. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. I restored the whole housewell, how long did I live there? [laughs]. Still kept it. Ario George Lazzari Ario George Lazzari, 82, passed away on February 26, 2023 at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. His family was like aristocratic. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. We were only allowed so much. Or you can do a small whatever. And then the Historic House Trust will use it as well to understand whats important to you about maintaining the house. We are a big family. 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. Well, on theon the fireplace there, those two big candelabras, theyre Meissen. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. I said, No, no, no. Oh, thats right. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? I dont know what it is. And I often wondered what happened to that brooch because I gave it to Bess. But they hadnt been there, maybe five, six years, and I guess they decided, Oh! 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. Burke: Okay. I had the best collection of the most beautiful carved ivory and things because they didnt have money but they would give you things. And I took that for years. I had a bulldozer two weeks, riding back-and-forth, and back-and-forth, and back-and-forth across the front of the house because you couldnt see the house from the water. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. I did everything. They really dont know what history is all about. Daller: Because you might remember, he was away for so many years. Burke: Yes. Daller: Yes, definitely. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. Burke: Oh, it was all overgrown with undergrowth. Burke - 1 - 2 and grew up 90% of my time on Staten Island until I became old enough and I joined the military. And all my brothers. And the fact that somebody could save a house like this, and want to show it to people, and let people hear about the history behind it? Click here to view all obituaries Search Obituaries Contact Us / Location. And then I was able to get all my stuff out of storage and out of peoples homes where I stored them, and furnished the house and moved and lived in the whole house, took care of it. Daller: See, now you learned about kitchens. And then, it wasI guess that was in the spring, then later on, I dont know what I was doing. Yes, by the time I got to do all that I had no money left. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. And I got a big certificate for saving that. They cant build houses on it. Christ, we had a good time. They were some kind of jewelry like that but I dont remember what it was. Staten Island was very early on, and then Florida, and then off to Europe. And all these houses would never here! I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. But under that porch was the basement. 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 as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! And my other sisternow, of course shes passed awaybut now her daughter took it, and the daughter gave it to her daughter. Because the water was in the basement for so many years, all the dampness had lifted all the floorboards and everything, and so I had to dry the house out, and replaster the walls. But they tore the house down to build that school. I mean, after it was finished, who cared? The stables were here for years. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. I forgottheres ten acres that is landmarked now. Soon, nobody had room in their house to store anymore of my stuff. Some kind of jewelry. You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. You couldnt even see it. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. And we had our barracks, of course, and having your barracks, the only thing you had was a big trunk where you kept all your clothes in. 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. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. He worked by himself. Daller: But when you got it, it really was in need of repair. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. 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. I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. 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. But, thats what I did. If you want to come, behave yourselves. I open the door to the parlor. And she said, George, you have so much with design and such, I want you to take over the wallpaper department and the fabric department. I did fantastic for the store. I spent enough time breaking my back. Its still there, you can see it. And we were great friends. And then you could walk under the porch out into the garden. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. And you cant control it from the grave. I moved in, I cleaned it all up. Would you just sell me two acres there? But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. 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. Because she begged me. Daller: Well, yes. Burke: So I dont know if that was a ghost. A necklace with a gold heart that opened like a. So a couple of days later, I have a dream. Viewing times and guestbooks can be found here . So, I would saywhat was it?the spring, and in the back of the house was the entrance to the cellar with the double doors, where you walked down the stairs, and it was all brick, and it had the doors. Daller: Then you got rid of thatbut those are the early days. And that was the end of that. And there was a big flight of stairs that went across the big porch across the front of the house, posts. Would you like to elaborate on that? He was predeceased by his mother Lena Russo-Tredici. He did so much work for you. I found a beautiful place in Tottenville and I opened it and called it the Tidewater Inn. And, you know, who has that!? Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. You couldnt tell what it was. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. [laughs] And I lived there for a long time. 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. Daller: Yes. Burke: I went and I was stationed in England, and I loved being in England. Burke: He did almost all the upholstery in the house. Either you buy me out, or I buy you out. Burke: Yes. All the grounds, the stables, everythingthey cant change a thing. Tell us about when you were born? I went to grammar school and high school here. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. And then when we realized we were broke, all my brothers joined the military, got married, moved away. So she finally died. Yes. See Photos. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. 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