Butler McCook House, Hartford Connecticut, August 4, 2002 An SUV drove into the front of the oldest known surviving house in Hartford striking the right side of the front doorway and head on into the partition separating the center hall and the southwest parlor. It stopped in the room with its front right quarter against the chimney stack. In doing so the later 19th century white marble coal grate surround was damaged. The room can be seen before the accident in the latest issue of The Magazine Antiques. I am looking for someone who can either restore the damaged surround or create a duplicate. This must be first rate work. $ 3.2 was spent on the restoration of the property so I am told. And the driver of the SUV?, drunk, stolen vehicle, no insurance, what did you expect. Bill -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>