The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall and building use agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until through December 31, 2020. 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 |
26Feb1981 | Frank S. Ganak | John Humphrey and Pamela Humphrey | 9691 | 156 |
29Jan1981 | Frank S. Ganak and Yola N. Ganak, husband and wife | Frank S. Ganak | 9691 | 155 |
21Sep1972 | Thomas Dokton and Frank S. Ganak | Frank S. Ganak and Yola N. Ganak, husband and wife | 8568 | 234 |
10Jul1972 | Barry D. Hoffman | Frank S. Ganak and Thomas Dokton | 8548 | 650 |
07Jul1972 | Trustees of BostonUniversity | Barry D. Hoffman | 8548 | 647 |
10Sep1935 | 131 Commonwealth Ave., Inc. | Trustees of BostonUniversity | 5561 | 206 |
20Aug1935 | Wellesley College | 131 Commonwealth Ave., Inc. | 5561 | 205 |
08Jul1924 | Marjorie S. Hayes, guardian of Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., Dorothy Hayes, Ruth Hayes, and Guy Scull Hayes, minors (16/96th undivided interest) | Wellesley College | 4592 | 204 |
08Jul1924 | Bartlett H. Hayes and Marjorie S. Hayes, his wife, in her own right (42/96th undivided interest) | Wellesley College | 4592 | 202 |
07Jul1924 | Eliot Wadsworth and Nancy Wadsworth, trustees under the will of Guy Hamilton Scull (28/96th undivided interest) | Wellesley College | 4592 | 203 |
07Jul1924 | Nancy Wadsworth, guardian of Guy Hamilton Scull and David Scull, minors (10/96th undivided interest) | Wellesley College | 4592 | 201 |
27Mar1924 | Gertrude S. M. de Szilassy, wife of Baron Jules Hope Joseph de Szilassy, formerly wife of Maximilian Scull (sometimes called Max Leopold Scull) | Marjorie S. Hayes, Nancy Wadsworth, and Eliot Wasdsworth, trustees under the will of Guy H. Scull; Bartlett H. Hayes, Jr., Dorothy Hayes, Ruth Hayes, Guy Scull Hayes, Guy H. Scull, Jr., and David Scull | 4588 | 355 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
22Dec1879 | Henry L. Jaques | Gideon Scull | 1479 | 18 |
16Feb1878 | Henry A. Johnson | Henry L. Jaques | 1409 | 272 |
25Apr1871 | Franklin Haven | Henry A. Johnson | 1045 | 169 |
08Nov1870 | Norman C. Munson | Franklin Haven | 1023 | 20 |
26Mar1867 | Franklin Haven | N. C. Munson | 896 | 167 |
02May1866 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Franklin Haven | 894 | 14 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
08Jun1878 | Henry L. Jaques (owner of lot at 131 Commonwealth) | Fanny Wharton (owner of lot at 133 Commonwealth) | 1422 | 303 |
25Oct1870 | N. C. Munson (owner of lot at 131 Commonwealth) | C. M. Ellis (owner of lot at 129 Commonwealth) | 1020 | 235 |
Building Use Restriction including in land transfer: Stipulation that for a period of give years 131 Commonwealth “shall not be used as a lodging house” nor “used by any institution or organization exempt from taxation under Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 59, Section 5 unless such institution or organization makes payments in lieu of such taxes to the City of Boston equal to the taxes that would have been payable if such property were not exempt from taxation.” | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
07Jul1972 | Trustees of BostonUniversity | Barry D. Hoffman | 8548 | 647 |
Building Use Restriction including in land transfer: Stipulation that 131 Commonwealth is to be used to house students of Boston University who are active members of chapters of Greek Letter sororities affiliated with the National Pan Hellenic Congress | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
10Sep1935 | 131 Commonwealth Ave., Inc. | Trustees of BostonUniversity | 5561 | 206 |