Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. So I paid it off and bought it in cash, with the cash. Burke: Like a locket. So all the big mansions were built with outside kitchens. She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. So I just grew up with it, knowing it. Would you like to elaborate on that? Q: So those things that you got later on, afterthey didnt come from Europe. Burke: Yes. And I had the money to do it, and I said, You know, let me do it.. And each little petal and everything is done beautiful. Burke: Yes. Were going to this estate. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. So it took a fortune, but I had it, all that money, to restore the house. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. I moved in the house, and I would come in the house, and right in the front hallway, you could always smell lilacs. And Ill invest in a couple of other things that will give me a nice little income, and I wont have to worry about it. And then, on the side of the house in the back, there was a little piece built out. So I said, Well, Bess, if youre interested in doing it, Im interested in doing it.. But under that porch was the basement. He did so much work for you. And we cant come over here because both of them lived way out in New Jersey, and theyd come every day. And hes the one that did my portrait upstairs. But I was glad that I got this. In fact, he was just a few years older than I, and wasnt it last year we were trying to locate him? Youre working too hard. Why cant they just appreciate something for what it is? We were doing other parties at the time, the only thing we still maintain is the White Party. They were gorgeous. Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? So as long as I own it, I own it, theyll pay for it. Yes, Mrs. Mackey. And its more expensive to keep her horses there than it was here. Burke: Well, if she left them there, she had to come back as a ghost and tell me that they were there! And he had helped meyou know, while I had my own ideas for design, and whatever I thought of, he said, George, thats great. I bet. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! And you cant control it from the grave. 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. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. We all got coupons. Is there anything, you think? Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. And it did all the dental workany kind of dental work and everything was manufactured there. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. Well, do you know what your preferences are? Cohasset crypto case: Everything court documents reveal. And I took that for years. And they were big floors. Yes, the dining room and the kitchen was on the other two, side. Its Greek Revival. And I never had timesometimes Id be sleeping on the pool table there because I just couldnt leave! And this is Sarah Dziedzic. He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. I think so. Or you can do a small whatever. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. Q: Did you start the restoration process at that house? Up until a year ago, he was still cutting the lawn! We were only allowed so much. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. Yes. So as long as you have people, youre going to have change, and people are going to say, That doesnt work! I restored that, and that was an old mansionan old pillar-fronted mansionlooked like the house, similar. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. She said, George, when she died, she was laid out in the coffin, right in that room, in front of those two windows. I started with the basement. Q: Yes. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. And it became quite the place to be. I want to go back and ask for some more details about your childhood. It was so overgrown in the front yard and everything. Daller: But it feels like home. And a couple of my friends came as bartenders for me. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! 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. But down here, all the beautiful homes that were down here are gone. The son and his wife took over Scalamandr. They couldnt handle it, the clientele that came in. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. It was so overgrown. 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. Staten Island. I dont need The Death of Cleopatra hanging above my fireplace. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. Theres one here, theres one there, and theres one in the other room. But the one that I remember was a great big brooch. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. Skip to main content (800) 896-5587. And the house across the street from it, the Old [Sir Walter] Tyrrell House. Burke: Chris will stay living here. John T Burke passed away on April 22, 2015 in Whiting, NJ and is under the care of. The Greek Revival house is one of the few surviving examples of 19th Century life on Staten Island. You can retire. That was a shame. What are we gonna do here? So he said, Well, I really love doing this, George. And I said, Okay, John, thats fine. Obituary George W. Burke, age 63, of Hull, entered into eternal rest on October 2, 2021. If you lived in Alaska, where it was always cold, it was fine. Q: And you feel that thats at risk because of the development thats happening now. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. Daller: Well, remember how much it took to paint the whole house, and how you had to paint sections of it? Lives in Rochester, New York. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. Daller: Well, they hope to. And that makes more sense to people when they see something. Daller: At least the property itself, because when you stood outside, I mean, you couldnt see anything. If you want to come, behave yourselves. 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. So thats how that all came about. Burke: Yes, I paid off this house. And then one of my brothers had just gotten out of the military. There isnt a room he doesnt go into. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? Q: Yes. Because he paid for the entire outside himself. That poor horse. The only thing that will save this house as a bulldozer! [laughs] But anyway, I saved it. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. Q: Well, tell me about getting started on this house. 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. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. Youd have to see the house to see what Im talking about. From last time I saw it, it looked like it needed a bulldozer! She said, No, no, no. She said, you can save it. Theyd go in and theyd take the windows out and theyd use the windows, and they destroyed it. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. I saved that, thats still there. Q: Yes. Ticonderoga. And there were two windows, like this. In my early twenties? Then I went looking for the big pieces. 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. Burke: Oh, yes. Well, he lived on Staten Island. Daller: He enjoys the whole house. George Burke's White Party NEW! I loved them too. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. February 26, 2023 (70 years old) View obituary. They were great. I bought another restaurant, didnt I? Like this chair that youre sitting in, these are Chippendale chairs in the Chinese style. Burn it down, put a candle in the middle of the hall. Did you know that from? He got involved with riding there and was constantly riding. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. He was the top interior designer in New York. And everyone became extremely close. Daller: And that house was beautiful. Special thanks to The Peggy N and Roger G Gerry Charitable Trust for their support to complete this initiative. Those stables? And that was the end of that. See Photos. And then I decided Id get involved again with things that are going on. Burke: Its right on the Boulevard and it goes down to the beach. No, it wasnt that. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. Because Evelyn didnt like the house, his wife. I dont think anythings missing? 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. Everything has to be environmentally done properly, so by the time you figure it out, youre spending more money, when youre making no money because you have no horses. Brother Bill? And I got a good price for that. Thats the only thing in the house left from the Seguines. On a goddamn pillared mattress sleeping? And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? And all my brothers. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. They talk about Tottenville, its all McMansions. Everything has changed, all the old houses are torn down. 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. He did the White House and everything. And he owned the funeral home. There were some gorgeous mansions. Daller: No, I dont. Its a real pretty smell. She said, Yes, its lilacs. She said Mrs. Whatever-her-name-was always had to have lilacs. I was an interior designer. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. But unfortunately, it all fell in. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And in the back of the house, its still there, is aChrist, it must be half the size of this roomis a huge, huge lilac bush. If we can reach an agreement with Historic House Trust, by all means. 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. And that way, it wouldnt burn the houses down. Like there was old Greek, like the Parthenon, the Greek templesoh, it was beautiful. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. Thats ittheres no more of them. When did it start to feel done? Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. Its still that way. Because, now, they cant tear it down. So I said, whew! But she used to wear three, four dresses and she smelled like an old goat! But I had all that money! Im gonna save it, its a gorgeous house!. Ill do that. So that was over in Port Richmondits still there, I understand, the store. Thats the usual setup, I think, for historic houses. That was something that you had restoredis that right? Get out. Yes, that was all Scalamandr. I took forty-four big trees down in the front field just so you could clear the front and see the house. So that makes sense. Constantly. Most of them were little things. So I bought it. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. So I come home dead tired. I had all the plasters done. And the people that lived there, they got a little too old to stay there. Ill give you a job. And it was very much built like this house. Q: And so, what sort of vision do you have for, you know, the next the next forty years, for how the grounds are maintained and how. George: Oh, I knew the Seguines for years. Thats why I did what I did, because I figured that if anything ever happens to me, all of this, now, will have to stay as it is. Dont forget I, for yearsin London, I went to university. Q: Okay, all of that. Burke: Oh god. Valhalla. And that guy, look at the size of that house he just built. Youre coming with me. So Id say Okay, Murphy, lets go! She was something, I mean. And I was always a horse person. You got to get out. So we moved to Florida. 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 would have been spectacular but greed set in, and thats what they did. For example, could you tell what the original construction was? Burke: Yes. She said shell keep the doors locked and call Linda if anybody wants to get in and take anything out. Burke: Right across the creek. Scarpaci Funeral Home of Staten Island LLC. But thats part of whats been going on down here. Then, on that side, was the dining room, and the kitchen. Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. So I gave it to them. And I was in the medical department, worked in the operating room. I had no idea that that was it, when I bought the house or anything. But some strange things did happen in the house. Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. Because the problem was is that my uncle was paying for everything in the househe was paying for the heating, he was paying all the utilities, paying all the bills. Q: And how did you decide, I guess, how to rebuild? But anyway, she said, Im not going in the house. Burke: Oh my god. And while I was up there, I was sent up to work with Father Tom. Find your ancestry info and recent death notices for relatives and friends. Burke: Of course, Id been in Alaska for all that time. Got a good price for a couple of other real estate pieces that I bought and fixed up and sold. And I gave that, I thinkI dont know if I gave it to Bess. And then, it was declared unsafe, and they come in and knocked it down. And that was a couple people from Tottenville, caused all that. Oh shit, Im going to have to rebuild the wall. So I started pulling the bricks out, and wrapped up where one of the bricks was, was an oil cloth rag all wrapped up. And then when you could see the house, it was a goddamn mess. Burke: I think, what was left of it, the sons moved to California and they opened up a Scalamandr in California. I mean, its just normal living in a normal house. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. Luis was great. And as I said, I was in the military up there and we werent a big group of military, it was like a small base. Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. Daller: Yes, well, thats what we just said, yes. 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 cant go and say, You know, fifty years ago that was mine, and I never gave it to you. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. Im going to retire, Im going to go down to that big old house, restore it, fix it all up, move in it, and enjoy it. Im joining the Air Force. So I went out and I joined the United States Air Force of course. 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. I can get that. Because you could get it through theand once I got involved, I did really, really well. The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. He was always at the stables there. 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. I had all the walls done. All went into the landfill. Q: Right. But things that, well, were thatyou needed carpenters that knew, that were good carpenters. 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. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. Burke: years ago, because I couldnt afford to keep it. By the time I got to the to where they were discharging them and such, he had just been discharged and left on an airplane. Q: So what was it like when you had the house finished and furnished? Off of Hylan Boulevard? And I lived there for quite a few years. And then I said, well, now Im going to buy a home. Its no different from home. I bought those buildings. Daller: But it was the thing with the lilacs smell. But the basement was the summer dining rooms and summer kitchen. It doesnt happen on the North Shore because were very condensed and its a dense population. They were all womens stuff. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . GEORGE CROAKE OBITUARY. And the only problem with that was the kitchen was downstairs. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. Hell utilize every room of the house. But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? Well, what are we talking about? Daller: But when you got it, it really was in need of repair. They were all along the waterfront here. Burke: Well, I knew how to do it. Loving son of Joan (Perry) Burke of Plymouth and the late George W. Burke. He appreciated it. 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. Burke: Yes. Births: July 1847-48, July 1853-1909 Deaths: 1795, 1802-04, 1808, 1812-1948 Marriages: June 1847-48, July 1853-1949 *Includes records for western Bronx, 1874-97, and eastern Bronx, 1895-97. Most of them were like china and vases, such like that. Q: Yes. And I said, Oh, shit. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. 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