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And if you can capture and keep something that looks like this, then this is a big plus for the area. So, unfortunately, there arent many people that care that way anymore. And it was the most amazing party. And we used to say, Wow, wonder who lives there? Daller: Oh, thats exactlyI mean, because that was the reason for getting a board, was to also help get things done. Right across the creek. And I want my painting. See Photos. And so shes got the bridge, and it costs money. Visitation will be held on April 24, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Casey Funeral Home, 350 Slosson Ave, Staten Island, NY. He was 63. So I said, whew! Nobody wants to do that. In good condition? And all those Eskimos just loved me. Interviewing George Burke, and. And with that money, I restored most of the house. They even stopped you riding in the parks. But because I was military, the military shippedwhen they moved me, they moved all my stuff. Burke: I think that waswhod ya call-it got me involved with that. And he said, George, you know, that big, beautiful house that sits empty? I was in the mansion when the sisters lived there. Q: What grabbed your eye? Daller: Yes. Staten Island, New York. Victor. I found these here on Staten Island in somebodys basement! When I bought the house, the real estate people, they wouldnt go in. And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. And I miss all those horses. George Burke is one of these dedicated keepers: He minds the Seguine Mansion, which he bought in 1981. STATEN ISLAND, NY 10309. And as you see it today was from me doing all those little things. Must have been twelve big columns, it was, oh! He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. Search Staten Island obituaries and condolences, hosted by Echovita.com. But not long ago, I was talking about it. But I had all that money! Yes, but that was all the legal aspect of it. Burke: Okay. She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. This the expensive piece of property! They sold it to the developers. And when they got level, he screamed, Okay, George, theyre level, theyre level! And then I put a big postI put a big cement thing on the floor. You could see with all the houses over here, its gotten very built up. It makes sense because she was an old lady. 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. All the way to the Great Kills Harbor. George Burke is the restorer of the historic Seguine Mansion on the South Shore of Staten Island, where he has lived and taken care of the property for over four decades. I was Burke: And that was called the Tidewater Inn. Q: So he knew how much work it would take over the years and what a relationship would be like to. What the woman who was caretaking her, what she had to do was constantly keep lilacs next to the bed. So theres no more Scalamandr, I dont think, is there? They are Chinese Chippendale. I mean, lets face it. Burke: Mario Buatta got me into all of that. Q: Thank you for that story. Daller: Stating that it is part of it part of Historic House. Developers. But under that porch was the basement. Burke: Yes. And underneath it was a whole kitchen and dining room that opened out to under the porch. Its no different from home. And after he died the family still lived like we had my fathers money involved. So one day, my sister Bess said to my mother and me, she said, Go pack. You cant ride on the street. I bought those buildings. 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. My sister, Frances, got me a nice little apartment in the Bronx, right next to her. Then I was down in Florida for a while and Im wondering, Well, what in the hell am I going to do in Florida? What was I? It was unbelievably gorgeous. I saved that, thats still there. Big fluted columns with big Corinthian capitals on them. Thanks very much to you. That woman, she lived in riding clothes! Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. He come over he looked at it. But the problem is, its so limited on Staten Island. Everybody came in to a coldwater flat in the Bronx and walked in amazed because theyve never seen anything like that. Thats what I wanted. So, thats it, I said, to hell with it. You couldnt even see it. Burke: Oh, God, I stood on the edge here and I watched what was going on over there. And he asked me would I be interested in working for him out here on Staten Island. Mon-Fri, 7am-6pm MDT . Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? Daller: No. So whenever the big surgeons traveled, I always traveled with themtraveled all over Europe. I went to grammar school and high school here. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? And Diane said, Oh, Marian has it.. And she used to drink all the whiskey like crazy. I did go around and take pictures of what was left of some of them. Q: Can you tell me about studying interior design? I cant think of the name of the thing now. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. And over the years, it became just prohibitive to try and do. Im offered fortunes for the front field, for the side field, for the backfield. And she was living here all by herself. Daller: We lived several places. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. How the hell they got to the right people, I dont know. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. Burke: Well, most of the stuff in the house, he worked with me. And you would have been taxed in this country if it was already like that. By Carol Ann Benanti | benanti@siadvance.com STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It's designated one of Staten Island's signature society events of the year, a. Would you? Its unreal! Lets keep fighting it, because there was no way to fight. And it was called SS White [Dental Manufacturing Company]. And then when they decided thatthey owned a beautiful house on one of the Keys in Florida. In fact, my mother worked there. So we talked to our brother Bill and he had come up with the money, bought the house. I had all the walls done. Then she got to the point where she couldnt keep it anymore. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. Ario George Lazzari Ario George Lazzari, 82, passed away on February 26, 2023 at NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. We are a big family. Burke: Yes, but just think of that gorgeous, bigthe mansion that this was their farmhouse, up the street here, that was gorgeous. He was the top interior designer in New York. When I bought it, I didnt know what was that ones house. They dont know it. Because there was a big double parlor like this on one side of it. Q: So part of why it closed was because. And Ill see to it that, financially, things work out for the two of us. That was the mansion. Brother Bill? So I went around and looked and looked and I said, You know, I could open a restaurant. And I walked around and I found a couple of nice places. George, now in his eighties, donated the house in exchange for a life tenancy, which has made living here a lot easier. And places on Staten Island are being destroyed every minute of the dayyou find another house is goingand its happening in all the boroughs! He upholstered that chair with the things in the back. Staten Island. And he did the big sofa in there, didnt he? Besides horses and Rusty, there are peacocks too. Thats what I was. Daller: The staircase wasnt even straight. Daller: Well, yes. I restored all those buildings down in Tottenville, all those great old buildings. And he said, Mom, Ill move in to the other part of the house. Hes done it for forty-plus years, now its time to give back. His family was like aristocratic. Burke: Oh, well, look what I did. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. George James Manger , 100, of Staten Island died on May 4, 2022. Burke: Oh god. Of course, she loved the smell of lilacs. Like our page to stay informed about passing of a loved one in Staten Island, New York on facebook. And through all the years that the old lady had this woman taking care of her, the lilacs were always in bloomwhen they were in bloom, they were in the house. Theyre going out for the garbage. I said, No, no, no, Im trying to take them. So I took them and I had them all redone and reupholstered, and here they are. Burke: Hawaii. I bet I left the cellar door open under the stairwell, from the basement, and I bet thats the soap Ive got in the washing machine that smells like that. Daller: And that house was beautiful. Its, all the numbers are accounted for. And they said he had the box, and took it with them. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. But the basement was the summer dining rooms and summer kitchen. What a gorgeous home that was. 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? Theres none of the spirits. And finally, we met with John Krawchuk, when he became in office. And people were coming from all over the island. The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. 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. Brother Celestine George Burke, an educator who was a member of the Brothers of the Christian Schools for 63 years, died on Thursday at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, N.J. . Burke: About the candle? After Burke returned to Staten Island, he purchased and restored two houses and an old restaurant and bar before he was contacted by Bess Seguine in 1981, who had inherited the then-deteriorated Seguine Mansion. 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. So most of the stuff is Victorianturn of the century and Victorian. I mean, I had a beautiful condo in Florida. That was a shame. Things like that? Q: And you feel that thats at risk because of the development thats happening now. You know, everybody knew him, and everybody, wow. And I didnt realize it because I was always working. Then I decided, well, Im going to get myself a nice apartment. I did everything. I said, Oh shit, look at this. And I pulled that out and unwrapped it, and what the hell was in it? And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. Daller: The stables. And if you were wearing them and you went and got in your car and turned the heater on, you smelled like piss. Thats how I got to know Adriana Scalamandr and the Scalamandrs. Ill tell you the good stuff! [laughs] And that was it. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. The real estate lady wouldnt come in. In Europe, he felt like he had been. I dont think anythings missing? So it just became a moot point. Stole all that carved stuff, stole all that stuff, that whole box of stuff. I went around and I got it and shipped it all back home. George Burke was born on Staten Island and grew up in Annandale before moving to Florida with his family. And I loved it. Burke: So, in other words, fifty years from now, if someone wants to learn about the house, they can find out. So I found this big beautiful, French, mansard roof, big Victorian house in Tottenville. There was nine of us in the whole family. I, being the youngest, of course, seeing everybody growing up. And have something on a loop in here, which weve been trying to do, where itll be an audio and a video of him discussing the house, because nobody knows it any better than he does. Burke: I never lived in a little small house, I have no idea. And if I couldnt take care of them, Id call down to the base and theyd send a helicopter and theyd pick them up and take them down to the hospital, because we had to take care of them, because Alaska was ours, and all the Eskimos was our responsibility. And my neighbor across the street, who had lived there forever, she comes over again with a couple of little plants for me. And youd walk out, and the porch was all brick, and at the end of the porch was a big arch that had little windows in it and a French door where you could walk out to the garden. Were going to this estate. The developers came in with bulldozersbulldozed that mansion, bulldozed the stables. He says, Hes my good friend, and so on, We live on Staten Island. And I got to know a tremendous amount of people that way. 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. The one in particular, United States Steel [Corporation]. Burke: Yes, he did that little sofa there. Lives in Rochester, New York. It was so overgrown. So when I got it, of course, the old kitchen was inI had knocked it down because it was all falling apart. Burke: Oh, when I was a kid, we lived in Annandale. Daller: Well, they hope to. He introduced me all the time tobecause look at look at what he was. No, its not something were talking about right now. Prince Edward Island. The woodwork, the moldings, the parquet floors. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. Daller: See, now you learned about kitchens. Beloved husband of Rosanna (Ialuna) Burke. They cant do anything. They gave me the fabric and they did it and such. That was a shame. 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. And I looked back, you could hardly see the house. Scarpaci Funeral Home of Staten Island LLC. Daller: Well, you got involved with Burkes Landing with Scalia. And they were big floors. And we were sitting in the kitchen in the basement and he was going on the Ouija board and I said, What does it say, what does it say? And Eric is sitting there and hes talking, and hes sounding like a lady, and hes saying, Youre in my house, and I dont want you. And so people saidthey took all the horses and they moved to New Jersey. It was like a mansion youve never seen. So when I get out of the service, I got a job. Daller: Oh, yes. 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 they were good investments. But, with that money, I paid this house off. And I said, Was that a dream? And I was the assistant to the general who was the surgeon for the European Command. Where were you stationed and what was it like? And its three little girls sitting on a bench with big baskets of flowers in front of them. And we recognized Mario at the event. Phone: (718) 966 . I know all the grounds that were around it were beautiful gardens. You dont have to worry about, sleeping on your couches and all that kind of stuff, and, you know, pulling out fake beds, and that kind of stuff. Put through the years, people recognized it and everything. So I run downstairs. Daller: A lot of the paintings came from Europe, though. And then, it was declared unsafe, and they come in and knocked it down. Burke: Yes, Mario come out all the time. Burke: Oh, what I want to do isover that fireplace, I want to take that painting downand bring my painting and put it over that fireplace. What was. Q: Your collection of the items that you bought from Mrs. Murphy. Got a good price for a couple of other real estate pieces that I bought and fixed up and sold. And you can ask[gesturing to Daller], Daller: Everybody got something. 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