I probably gave it to Bess. And the house across the street from it, the Old [Sir Walter] Tyrrell House. Its just a shame. These are those Persian carpets. Right across the creek. I went to boot camp, I loved it. Burke: But anyway, when my time was up in the service, they shipped me back here to, Burke: Alaska, and I stayed in Alaska. [laughs]. And how people went along with them, I dont know either. And, then I gotwhod I get from the city? Burke: Theyll come in, but youll have to have somebody as a guide. You made enough money. And people were coming from all over the island. And so shes got the bridge, and it costs money. Burke: Well, I wanted a beautiful Victorian look. So while I used to work then with them, and then I decided, this is not for me. Devoted father of Matthew I. Burke, Jason L. Burke, and Georgina. But big stuff like couches and chairs and that kind of thing. Im always doing something. Because you never finish, youre always finding something to do. So after a couple of years going back and forth, his daughter, she decided she wanted to get involved in it. But the only thing was it was too small. It was so overgrown. Burke: One was a necklace with a heart on it. They were gorgeous. There was the main house, over here was the bar, over here was this big dining room, and this was the main house. And thats what I did. 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. 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. 6389 Amboy Road. So tell me about when you went to Europe. And the post is still there and the staircase is still in good shapebut thats still in the house, now, down there. So I took that out of the brick and I got some cement, put it all back in, put the wall back up. She lived up on Lighthouse Hill. It was unbelievably gorgeous. So I moved into the front parlor room, there. But that was the cistern for doing all the laundry and everything in the basement. The ceilings had fallen down because a lot of the drain pipes had leaked. He was in the Air Force. It turned my stomach just to watch all of that gorgeous stuff just destroyed. She had a caretaker or she had a woman that took care of her, or something. Frank was born in Brooklyn, NY June 26, 1943. 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. Put a candle right in the middle of that floor and go take a walk. [laughs] He called it the one-candle house. It has to stay exactly as an old plantation house. And I went to Hammersmith College. Q: Yes. Unfortunately, you got to find environmentalists, theyve got to look for things and theyve got to point things out. And the whole big building used to be a big private home, and then they had made it into a restaurant. Daller: Its life estate that he has. But this is too much for you, George. So, thats it, I said, to hell with it. The front porch was up high. Burke: Yes, and I had a beautiful apartment for years in St. George. But unfortunately, it all fell in. Get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers in memory of a loved one in New York. Burke: Mario Buatta and a couple of people of his friends that were just as big. And now theyre buildingI havent seen it, but Linda says its a huge house theyre building. But the story that was cuteremember the lady in England, the antique dealer, that used to bring her bottles all the time? Save my house. And I thought, Oh, shit. I was down on the beach one day, I forgot what were doing. Still kept it. What a damn dream, there she was, laying in her coffin there, with her finger at me. They were the Mackeys. Wed go down through the junk yards and whatnot. So here I was with all this stuff, sending it home to my family, sending it to my sisters. Yes. The oldwhat the hell was itgrocery store. We have a choice in having a caretaker come in also to maintain it. Then there was the main hall that went through, just like this: door, front door, back door. But, with that money, I paid this house off. Q: So tell me about what its been like for you to live here. You werent allowed to buy much because it was worth a fortune over there to the general public, to the British. And I studied architecture and the history of design and everything, I know all that. So Id go up there and Id say, Ed, Adriana, what do you got? Well, we got some old fabric, out of date fabric. Give it to me! And Id take it. I remember you always loved it and liked it. They were great. She was a very good friend of mine, a really pretty lady. And Luis Caizares painted that. Burke: But what were we going into before I got into the architecture? And you can put it together and fix it. And he dealed in antique rugs, and regular rugs and everything. Burke: Well, I was always an antique collector. And he wanted to retire and he gave his son the business. The real estate lady wouldnt come in. And I went from room to room and it took me a couple of years, didnt it? And she kept, George, please, go save my house. And that was, Mrs.these mirrors came from that house, they were in the parlor in that houseWhat the hell was her name? Well, he didnt want the bull with the little girl. Interviewing George Burke, and. So there wasnt a lot of time spent here. Most of the furniture thats hereI never furnished the house until I owned it. I said to him, Are you kidding? This whole corneryou could stand and see the street out there, so this whole corner was rebuilt. That whole salon set there was a Victorian salon setand the couch is a camelback. Daller: What about the coat? So when I get out of the service, I got a job. And all this beautiful stuff, I used to put in a big box. One woman wouldnt go it, cant think of her name. Burke: Of course, I come from a big house. Daller: Well, its just the fact that the South Shore has gotten very built-up. Its a big plaque on it, its landmarked and everything. Theyre very few. 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. Theyd come out and Id say, Look, I can get you this. A couple of years ago, I painted them this color, didnt I? If they brought flowers, it had to be lilacs. So I said, Oh. So that was thatI got that little story. Theres too much business going on here. So were talking about this and talking about this. What the hell is that coming from? So I come down the stairs, and as I got down the stairs, the spelling got stronger and stronger. No, its not something were talking about right now. Daller: Well he formed that, thats the board. Do you remember that? I could make another funeral parlor out of that. And I said, No, lets not make a funeral parlor. And then he got married and moved in with his wife. Yes. Just landmarked. So everything just kept going off and someone would have all of this, someone would have all of that. And I just got a call from all my lady friends saying that my house is falling apart. And he was studying art and he painted my portrait that shell show you, thats upstairs. So I said to her, I said Bess, the only thing Ill save your house is a bulldozer! Burke: Oh, my nephew. See Photos. [laughs] But, itll be here. 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. 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. And I had more bargains from Mrs. Murphy. So we lived there, and it was a big courtyard and there were four buildings and the center courtyard was all grass. Luis was great. You come out and take over the boys and mens department in the store. I said, Thats fine. And they copied that from France, because thats what it was, it was the French mansard. Coach Robert Joseph "Bob" Burke, 74, died April 4, 2020, at home, surrounded by his loving family, in Wilson, N.C. Casey Funeral Home Kathleen Burke, age 78 passed away at Richmond University Medical Center after a brief illness on January 26, 2023. That was the mansion. And there was French doors that went out from the basement under the porch. And I wish the hell I could have gotten a hold of that before they tore it down. Daller: Well, he hopes that Historic House Trust and the Parks Department work hand in hand and maintaining itthat theyll maintain it as a museum. More beautiful than peoples houses. Find the obituary of William Burke (1966 - 2021) from Staten Island, NY. Theres a ghost in there. And I said, Well, I dont believe in ghosts. She spent most of her life as a homemaker. And right there in front of the windows was a coffin with all the flowers around it and everything. 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. Burke: Her sister has it [indicating Daller]. I mean, as a kid going down here crabbing, down on the beach, we used to look back at the house all the time. Absolutely gorgeous. She would say, The lilacs still in the front hall? And Id say, Oh, is that what that smell is? I restored that, and that was an old mansionan old pillar-fronted mansionlooked like the house, similar. Daller: Thats been acquired over the years. It was terrible. Or did you have to just guess and make decisions? And the porch, I dont thinkone end of it, you wouldnt dare walk on because the whole thing would have collapsed. Tell me when you want me to start. Burke: So I did that [sold the Tidewater Inn]. 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. And thats what where all the water, for all the laundry, and all that kind of stuffnot the drinking water, the working waterwould come out of that big cistern, and would go intoand the pump and everything, its still down there, connected to that thing out there. And I said, What in the hell is this doing in my house? So I opened up the lid and there was this old lady laying in there, with this big lace collar around her neck, and her hair was puffed up behind her head, like that, was all gray. But how many people really have a sense of history anymore? And I miss all those horses. You could ask for their house and youd get it. And in order to have food and such, youd have to bring it up the back stairs. Q: Was it Mario that suggested the life tenancy agreement? Things like that? The Old Bermuda Inn. Phone: (718) 966 . And I was a medic. It doesnt happen on the North Shore because were very condensed and its a dense population. But he was excellent. Interviewee: George Burke Location: Staten Island, NY Interviewer: Sarah Dziedzic Date: November 9, 2021 . Or is that real? That was real. I open the door to the parlor. Q: Was that here in the house? And from the garden, you could come back in under the porch and down into the kitchen in the basement. Adriana would come out and shed say, Well, Ill tell you what, George. And they said, Well, we cant handle it, George. What a gorgeous home that was. 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. So its a shame. Yes. Daller: The stables. Unbelievable. And that was nothing but a little house that caught firewas just a little, little house. But some strange things did happen in the house. Mrs. Mackey. Burke: All that stuff from England? They bought a house. She was living in the house untilshe owned it until she died, and then I would take it over. He had come into my room when I was not there, stole everything. Im sure some will. Burke: But everything will stay here exactly as it is, because if its going to be a museum, people are not going to come in and look at empty walls. You cant ride on the street. They tore down those two nice little cottages that were there. Q: Well, Im pretty much at the end of my questions. Would you? Its unreal! And I invested in a couple of things. 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. And finally their husbands were getting pissed at them, because they were never home, they were always here. Burke: No, who gave me that? And then the Eric woke up, and I said, Well, I dont know. Valley Stream. And they repaired all these taxis, repainted them, and then sold them all to Cuba. First thing I started with was the basement because it had four-foot of water in it. Oh, we were crabbing. Burke: And all the others like it, well, I can remember, on the other side of the pond over there, going alongthe mansions that were over there. Daller: You werent here. So as long as I own it, I own it, theyll pay for it. And he had helped meyou know, while I had my own ideas for design, and whatever I thought of, he said, George, thats great. But anyway, I had come back to America. So its saved forever. Prepare a personalized obituary for someone you loved.. But, Q: Let me ask you some more about the items that you collected when you were. All these empty buildings and things. And you cant control it from the grave. With that old fabric, theres enough to make drapes for one window. Of course, when I bought the house, that was all weeds growing up among the bricks. But it only reached a certain point of it, not in the very beginning. Is there anything, you think? So, I dont know. So I had people come in and wanted to buy the Tidewater Inn. I mean, one year, the oil bill here was $11,000. According to the funeral home, the following services have. Its still there in Port Richmond. She had to move them to New Jersey. And it was twice the size of this house. When he came he got everything going. He said, What in the hell youre buying this old piece of shit for? He said, Is it insured? I said, Yes, I took big insurance on it. He said, Good. Q: And will the board continue and play a role in in that? I have no idea what it would be like to live in some other place. View the profiles of people named George Burke. Daller: Oh, theOh God now, whats it called? The income from the Seguine Equestrian Center, which stables some twenty horses a stone's throw from the mansion, helps. And all these houses would never here! And the basement was beautiful, where you can walk out onto the porch and out into the garden. And I took that for years. So if this can remain a part of the history, thatll be great for people to appreciate. Ill help renovate it, fix it up and such. And thats what we did. And then finally I had a man come in and talking to me about how hes bought a place on Staten Island that hes opening up a place like Saks only not as nice. And I hope whoever is in charge of itLinda will probably be here in charge! Before he died, thats what he was. Burke: So, my sister Marge, and my sister Bess, would come over and help me. Q: What do you think the role of this house is, in this part of Staten Island? What a shame. Prince Edward Island. And I only have so much money being what I am. So he said, Dont worry about it. Most recent obituaries in New York. So finally, I think, the old lady died, didnt she? 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. Are you still interested? And I said, Well, of course I am. Well, by this time, I had a lot of money. Yes, Mrs. Mackey. I cant think ofdoesnt matter, the name of the people. George Memon's passing on Tuesday, October 4, 2022 has been publicly announced by Martin Hughes Funeral Home in Staten Island, NY. 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