The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the building into condominiums. 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 |
18Sep1973 | Neil St. John Raymond and Stuart W. Pratt | 169 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 8660 | 532 |
27Oct1972 | Elizabeth R. Macdonald | Stuart W. Pratt and Neil St. John Raymond | 8578 | 282 |
08Jan1954 | Susan J. Taylor, also known as Susan Taylor Jones | William J. Macdonald and Elizabeth R. Macdonald, husband and wife | 6929 | 21 |
15Jun1946 | Robert Winston Taylor | Susan Taylor Jones | 6233 | 335 |
01Sep1942 | Isaac Tucker Burr and Alice M. Burr, husband and wife | Robert Winston Taylor | 6005 | 11 |
10Jan1928 | New England Trust Company, Joseph S. Fay, W. Rodman Fay, and S. Prescott Fay, trustees under the will of Joseph S. Fay, Jr. | Isaac Tucker Burr and Alice M. Burr, husband and wife | 4968 | 372 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
21Nov1878 | Charles L. Andrews (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Joseph S. Fay, Jr. | 1448 | 305 |
20May1873 | John C. Ropes (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Charles L. Andrews | 1162 | 123 |
20May1873 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 28 foot frontage) | John C. Ropes | 1160 | 75 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
25Jan1928 | I. Tucker Burr and Alice M. Burr, husband and wife (owner of 169 Commonwealth) | John G. Coolidge (owner of 171 Commonwealth) | 4973 | 235 |
24Oct1879 | Joseph Story Fay, Jr. (owner of lot at 169 Commonwealth) | E. Rollins Morse (owner of lot at 167 Commonwealth) | 1477 | 82 |