The following is an index to property transfer deeds 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 |
26Mar1996 | Seventeen, Inc. | 17 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 20443 | 1 |
24Jan1995 | Zionist House, Inc. | Seventeen, Inc. | 19567 | 321 |
10Dec1946 | Boston J. W. B. Army & Navy Club, Inc. | Zionist House, Inc. | 6227 | 243 |
30Dec1942 | Associated Jewish Philanthropies, Inc. | Boston J. W. B. Army & Navy Club, Inc. | 6021 | 392 |
02Nov1942 | William Phillips | Associated Jewish Philanthropies, Inc. | 6015 | 89 |
09Jun1930 | William Whitman, Jr. | William Phillips | 5188 | 58 |
26Jun1916 | Frederic S. Clark and Isabella W. T. Clark, his wife, in her own right | William Whitman, Jr. | 3964 | 310 |
05Feb1896 | Henry C. Weston and Samuel Johnson, trustees under the will of William Hilton | Isabella W. T. Clark. wife of Frederick S. Clark | 2337 | 273 |
16Nov1883 | Charles P. Gardiner, in his own right; and Charles P. Gardiner and S. Lothrop Thorndike, as trustees under the will of William H. Gardiner for the benefit of Louisa Gardiner and the children of Edward Gardiner | William Hilton | 1622 | 585 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
11Sep1866 | Thomas F. Cushing (lot with 50 foot frontage) | William H. Gardiner | 891 | 145 |
19Oct1861 | Henry Sigourney (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Thomas F. Cushing | 804 | 194 |
10Apr1861 | John P. Bayley (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Henry Sigourney | 796 | 84 |
02Jul1860 | Samuel Hooper (lot with 50 foot frontage) | John P. Bayley | 791 | 76 |
02May1860 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | 780 | 180 |