The following is an index to property transfer deeds recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase to the building’s demolition in the mid-1920. 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..
For transactions related to the successor building, see separate index for 15 Arlington.
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 24Jul1925 | Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company | William J. Stober | 4708 | 269 |
| 29Dec1920 | William A. Gaston, Maurice J. Curran, and Timothy J. Falvey, trustees, Massachusetts Bonding Building Trust | Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance Company | 4270 | 621 |
| 02Jan1920 | William A. Gaston | William A. Gaston, Maurice J. Curran, and Timothy J. Falvey, trustees, Massachusetts Bonding Building Trust | 4193 | 9 |
| 10Jul1919 | J. R. Whipple Company | William A. Gaston | 4151 | 130 |
| 10Apr1912 | Boston Young Men’s Christian Association | J. R. Whipple Company | 3625 | 350 |
| 26Jul1906 | Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum | Boston Young Men’s Christian Association | 3146 | 259 |
| 22Jun1901 | Harriet F. Bartlett | Proprietors of the Boston Athenaeum | 2764 | 636 |
| 01Mar1884 | Thomas F. Richardson | Harriet F. Bartlett, wife of James W. Bartlett | 1632 | 565 |
| 27Oct1869 | Helen Maria Horton, widow of Henry K. Horton, and Josiah Bardwell, Dwight Foster, and Benjamin E. Bates, trustees under the will of Henry K. Horton | Olivia A. Richardson, wife of Thomas Richardson | 1133 | 188 |
| 06Oct1866 | William Wallace Morland | Henry K. Horton | 886 | 105 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 27Nov1858 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | William Wallace Morland | 748 | 171 |
| Transfer of Unimproved Land behind 13 Arlington | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 01Jun1868 | William G. Weld | Josiah Bardwell, Dwight Foster, and Benjamin E. Bates, trustees under the will of Henry K. Horton | 930 | 300 |
| 18Nov1867 | William Wallace Morland | William G. Weld | 930 | 329 |