Richard Morris Hunt's 1883 stable for Henry Marquand, at 166 East 73rd, has been thought unrestorable, because its later (1935?) bland stucco coating required the original brick to be hammered to a rough finish. But now a new owner (bonus in 2005: $10.5 million) is having the sutcco chipped off, exposing the brick, and then sanding (or somehow smoothing) the brick to its original smooth surface, although perhaps one-half inch farther back. (All LPC approved.) Would a sealer be required in every case like this, or only some bricks? Christopher ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://listserv.icors.org/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>