According to today's (Tuesday, February 17, 2004) NEWSDAY, "The oldest house in Queens -- the Bowne House in Flushing -- is hoping to get a new lease on life, although it will take $2.1 million in private and public funds before that happens." NEWSDAY concludes the article with, "New Perspectives on the Bowne House: Archaeological and Architectural Research, 1997-2003" will be on display through Feb. 29 at the Flushing branch of the Queens Borough Public Library, 41-17 Main St. For library hours or more information, call 718-661-1200." For the complete NEWSDAY article, "Shuttered Historic Home", please go to (you may need to copy and paste in parts to place the entire URL in your browser): http://www.newsday.com/news/printedition/ny-nabe173674311feb17,0,4734716.story ?coll=ny-news-print I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting. Regards, Walter Greenspan