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 |
31May1978 | Arthur E. Simons, Benjamin Gold, and Alvin H. Miller, trustees, Audubon Realty Trust | 171 Marlborough Street Condominium | 9061 | 477 |
11May1977 | Arthur Simons | Arthur E. Simons, Benjamin Gold, and Alvin H. Miller, trustees, Audubon Realty Trust | 8952 | 648 |
05May1977 | City of Boston | Arthur Simons | 8951 | 667 |
07May1970 | Anna F. Ditson, trustee (tax taking) | City of Boston | 8364 | 454 |
01Jun1949 | Anthony J. De Leo | Anna F. Ditson, trustee for the benefit of George Fedorov Ditson | 6523 | 139 |
01Jun1949 | Anna F. Ditson | Anthony J. De Leo | 6523 | 137 |
20May1947 | Harold E. Ditson | Anna F. Ditson | 6330 | 470 |
20Jan1945 | Hilda F. Kirby | Harold E. Ditson | 6138 | 112 |
01Jun1944 | Joseph P. Brennan | Hilda F. Kirby | 6096 | 317 |
10Mar1944 | Roger L. Putnam (Confirmatory deed) | Joseph P. Brennan | 6096 | 313 |
10Mar1944 | Elfrida Clarke (sometimes called Elfrida Roosevelt Clarke) | Joseph P. Brennan | 6096 | 311 |
10Mar1944 | Caleb Loring and George Putnam, trustees for the benefit of Elfrida Clarke, Katharine R. Reeve, George Putnam, Katharine L. Bundy, Roger L. Putnam, and Augustus Loring Putnam, legatees and devisees of Abbott Lawrence Lowell | Joseph P. Brennan | 6096 | 306 |
28Feb1944 (recorded 1May1945) | Elfrida Clarke | Caleb Loring and George Putnam, trustees for the benefit of Elfrida Clarke, Katharine R. Reeve, George Putnam, Katharine L. Bundy, Roger L. Putnam, and Augustus Loring Putnam, legatees and devisees of Abbott Lawrence Lowell | 6150 | 386 |
28Feb1944 | Katharine R. Reeve (sometimes called Katherine L. Reeve), George Putnam, Katharine L. Bundy (sometimes called Katherine Putnam Bundy), Roger L. Putnam, and Augustus L. Putnam | Caleb Loring and George Putnam, trustees for the benefit of Elfrida Clarke, Katharine R. Reeve, George Putnam, Katharine L. Bundy, Roger L. Putnam, and Augustus Loring Putnam, legatees and devisees of Abbott Lawrence Lowell | 6096 | 305 |
15Jul1891 | Henry Lee (Confirmatory deed) | Abbott Lawrence Lowell | 2813 | 511 |
15Jul1891 | Oliver W. Peabody and George R. R. Rivers, trustees under the will of Geraldine Ipolite Upton | A. Lawrence Lowell | 2007 | 362 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
19Sep1881 | Henry C. Brooks (lot with 1 foot frontage including eastern 6 inches of party wall with 173 Marlborough thereon) | Geraldine I. Upton, wife of George B. Upton | 1538 | 24 |
19Sep1881 | George B. Upton (lot with 1 foot frontage including eastern 6 inches of party wall with 173 Marlborough thereon) | Henry C. Brooks | 1538 | 23 |
11Apr1881 | Henry Lee (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Geraldine I. Upton, wife of George B. Upton | 1520 | 487 |
11Apr1881 | Peter T. Homer (lot with 25 foot frontage) | George B. Upton | 1520 | 433 |
05Apr1881 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 25 foot frontage) | Peter T. Homer | 1520 | 358 |
25Apr1871 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Henry Lee | 1054 | 34 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
15Jun1881 | George B. Upton (owner of 171 Marlborough) | Charles L. Andrews (owner of 173 Marlborough) | 1529 | 113 |
21Dec1878 | Hannah B. Shaw (owner of 169 Marlborough) | Henry Lee (owner of lot at 171 Marlborough) | 1462 | 245 |