Index to Deeds: 108 Beacon

The following is an index to property transfer deeds and building restrictions recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2010.  Mortgages, trust agreements, and other similar recorded documents are not included.  This index is intended as a guide only; actual deeds should be reviewed for details.

Transfers of Land and Buildings
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
31Jul1961 M. Henry Garrity (108-110 Beacon) Fisher Junior College 7575 206
09Nov1959 Fred Arata and Annette Arata, husband and wife (108-110 Beacon) M. Henry Garrity 7439 589
03Dec1957 Second Bank-State Street Trust Company, conservator of the property of Elizabeth S. Beal (108-110 Beacon) Fred Arata 7281 418
07Aug1900 Henry S. Grew and Jane N. Grew, his wife, in her own right Elizabeth S. Beal, wife of Boylston A. Beal 2701 241
15Aug1898 Nathaniel P. Hamlen, trustee Jane N. Grew, wife of Henry S. Grew 2549 200
25Sep1897 Elizabeth P. Hamlen, Miriam P. Hamlen, and Paul M. Hamlen Nathaniel P. Hamlen, trustee for the benefit of Elizabeth P. Hamlen, Miriam P. Hamlen, and Paul M. Hamlen 2472 306
25Sep1897 Nathaniel P. Hamlen, trustee for the benefit of his children Elizabeth P. Hamlen, Miriam P. Hamlen, and Paul M. Hamlen 2472 305
11Apr1893 Louisa R. Coolidge and John T. Coolidge, executors under the will of John T. Coolidge; John T. Coolidge and Edward I. Browne, trustees under the will of John T. Coolidge; and Louisa R. Coolidge, widow of John T. Coolidge; and John T. Coolidge and Mary L. Coolidge, only children of John T. Coolidge Nathaniel P. Hamlen, trustee for the benefit of his children 2121 440
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
28Jun1855 Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation John Templeman Coolidge 683 133
Building Restriction Agreement that no building will be built in the rear yards of 104-116 Beacon for a period of fifteen years.
Date Parties Book Page
20Oct1926 Miriam S. Minot, wife of James J. Minot, Jr., owner of 104 Beacon; John Templeman Coolidge, owner of 106 Beacon; Elizabeth S. Beal, wife of Boylston A. Beal, owner of 108 Beacon; Sarah F. Niles, owner of 110 Beacon; William J. Stober, owner of 112 Beacon; Alice Lothrop, owner of 114 Beacon; and Charles A. Porter, owner of 116 Beacon (restatement of earlier agreement) 4897 184
20Oct1926 Miriam S. Minot, wife of James J. Minot, Jr., owner of 104 Beacon; John Templeman Coolidge, owner of 106 Beacon; Elizabeth S. Beal, wife of Boylston A. Beal, owner of 108 Beacon; Sarah F. Niles, owner of 110 Beacon; William J. Stober, owner of 112 Beacon; Alice Lothrop, owner of 114 Beacon; and Charles A. Porter, owner of 116 Beacon 4891 527
Modification of building restrictions contained in original land transfer deed to rescind restriction specifying that front steps and entrances may extend “three and one half feet south of the main building, but no more.”
Date Party One Party Two Book Page
22Dec1855 (recorded 12Jan1856) Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation Edmund Dwight; George M. Barnard; Frederick W. Lincoln; John T. Coolidge; Nathaniel Hooper; Robert W, Hooper; C. C. Chadwick and W. W. Tucker, trustees; Richard S. Way, and C. C. Perkins 692 238