I mean, Captains Quarters, instead of building all those condos down there, it would have been beautiful to have another stately home there. Im offered fortunes for the front field, for the side field, for the backfield. Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. Daller: But he has albums upstairs, photos. And that still is, today, one of the great places around here, the Old Bermuda Inn, and John still owns it. I woke up with a sweat. And a couple of my friends came as bartenders for me. I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. Because thats what I bought with the money. And that was a kitchen, and that was bedrooms and a little living room, all up there. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. I was born on Oct. 11, 1930, one of nine siblings, to an. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. Will they appreciate it? And thats what they were doing in France to keep from getting it taxed. And she was laying with her arms, like that. And even though the house belongs, in essence, to Historic House Trust, they werent reimbursing him for anything. Where all the servants lived. And you can put it together and fix it. Daller: Yes. 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. Daller: Well, he said, he felt that house had spirits in it. And I took that room and made it into the dining room. 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. Dont remember what happened to it, right? So I got this on the front porch somewhere, nailed to the house, butdoesnt matter. Copyright 1998 2023 New York Preservation Archive Project. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. In Europe, he felt like he had been. And a lot of people kept their horses in the stables. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. Yes. So thats how that all came about. 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. Staten Island and the South Shore is the only place where people can still move, be in a country feeling, and build what they want to build, and have a garden and have a lawn and, you know, they can be in the country and still be in the city. And thats where we are today. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. And what they did is they bought a whole fleet of old taxis. So I figured, oh, shit. Daller: No. A lot of these drapes, they did. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. So I said to her, I said Bess, the only thing Ill save your house is a bulldozer! 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. 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. I mean, you talked about it, when you were a kid, that it was this big house that you would see when you were out on, Daller: Its a part of the history of Staten Island. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. And people were selling anything out of their house to support themselves and live. I just repainted. And not only that, we got a lot of manureI used to have it to put on all the gardens and to put on the fields and whatnot. Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. But the basement was the summer dining rooms and summer kitchen. 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. Or you can do a small whatever. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. George Burke's White Party NEW! So it didnt matter. And he was stationed here, in St. George, and he would come home and wed live in the house. But, with that money, I paid this house off. Brooklyn Births: 1898-1909 Deaths: 1847-53, 1857-1948 Marriages: 1866-1949 *Pre-1898 records are for Brooklyn city only. He was born Jan. 21, 1946, in The Bronx, N.Y. Bob is survived by his loving wife. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. Thank you so much. It was unbelievably gorgeous. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. You just named them. Its just a shame. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. I went over there, and it was standing up sleeping! What the hell do you think it was? They cant build houses on it. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. A lot of the windows were broken out of it. Its down in Tottenville, beautifully done. Daller: He did the sofa upstairs as well. Burke: After I had the house, then I got the big pieces of furniture. Sell the other half to Billthat was my brother and you and George, move with me to Florida. So we all thought that was a great idea. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. And I took John in as a partner, but I owned the Old Bermuda Inn and the two buildings. Q: Did you start the restoration process at that house? Its Greek Revival. I said, No, no, no. And I never got along with her that much because everything I wanted to do, she said, No, no, no, I dont like that. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. Lots of photos, costs, everything. So he came out. Prince Edward Island. I think I got the two of them for five bucks or something like that. It was his first time off of Staten Island. Were going to this estate. That was a shame. And if you can capture and keep something that looks like this, then this is a big plus for the area. You want to have someone living in it, you cant have an empty house. Oh, God, I worked so damn hard. Burke: Oh, God, Mario come out here all the time. I probably gave it to Bess. Its still there in Port Richmond. Brother Bill? Burke: Oh. Daller: Thats a story you should share, about the lilacs and the lady. Then upstairs, was all the bedrooms. And he was so good. Still kept it. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. Its still that way. Id love that old house. I said, But Bess, I said your houseI dont know about saving it. So I stayed there, worked for him for years. Daller: Yes. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. And it was the most amazing party. She was the girl who hired me, and she ran the big Sherwin Williams store. Daller: The stables. The whole family kind ofand the ladies got too old, and they decided they were going to move and go live inI think Georgia or Virginia, I forgot. But unfortunately, it all fell in. They were gorgeous. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? And they would give me all kinds of beautiful little carved objects and things that would be carved out of the whales teeth or. The one owned by the steel companywas that a beautiful house! And that was inwhere the hell, what did they call that area where all the Eskimos lived? But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. 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. And we recognized Mario at the event. George Burke. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. We all got coupons. Staten Island, New York. But the old lady that lived there was very, very sick. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. They didnt even have soap. And, well, lets face it, they never had any hot water over there at all. So I come home dead tired. He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. They were great. 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. Burke: All that stuff from England? What the hell is this? All of a sudden, she went, Youre in my house, and get out! Holy Christ. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. Its a beautiful house. 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. Kitchens were always built in a house outside by themself, and a breezeway going to the house, because the kitchens would always burn down. And in the basement, I put the kitchen and a dining area and everything. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. And I invested in a couple of things. But you used tell me. Q: [Laughs] Yes. But the picture in the locket was all crumbled up. But thats part of whats been going on down here. Do you remember that? Well, do you know what your preferences are? Otherwise, Id never be able to have half the stuff thats in here because it would have cost me a private fortune to have it shipped. I went to boot camp, I loved it. Remember him? Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. But alls I know, they closed in New York and they moved out there. A necklace with a gold heart that opened like a. And, she said, If so, we will give you gifts. And then that was the end. It was like a mansion youve never seen. But I put the kitchen in the basement and sealed up that, because once that filled up with water, it would leak into the basement. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. Of course, I went to school here. Staten Island. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. Its still there. You know, nobody wanted to end it but nobody wanted to, say, Lets do it. Stony Brook. The Seguine girls, as they were called,. I said, Where are you? She said, Well, I moved out years ago and went back to Georgia. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. Funeral homes; Help and . Then I went looking for the big pieces. I was an interior designer. And one day, I was sitting in the dining room. Most recent obituaries in New York. And I said, Oh, shit. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. And, minute he bought the house, did a little work in it, put it right up for sale. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. Hes the man that built the house. And its still there, its all there. John T Burke passed away on April 22, 2015 in Whiting, NJ and is under the care of. 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 left things there. And finally their husbands were getting pissed at them, because they were never home, they were always here. And then Iwhatd I do then, Ioh, I paid for this house, didnt I? Its Meissen. 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