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 |
24Oct1979 | Aram Brazilian, Jr., trustee, 175 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust | 175 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 9291 | 188 |
18Aug1978 | Church of Jesus Christ | Aram Brazilian, Jr., trustee, 175 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust | 9096 | 488 |
30Dec1940 | Eleanor Mel | Church of Jesus Christ | 5897 | 268 |
27Dec1940 | Mildred M. O’Meara | Eleanor Mel | 5897 | 265 |
06Feb1940 | Town Bridge Club | Mildred M. O’Meara | 5843 | 337 |
12Jan1940 | Frances W. Harding | Town Bridge Club | 5833 | 35 |
12Jan1940 | Henry J. O’Meara | Frances W. Harding | 5833 | 32 |
20Dec1939 | Charles B. Barnes, Raymond D. Willard, and Frank R. Thomas, executors of the will of Stephen L. Bartlett; and Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Boston Young Men’s Christian Association, and the Boston Young Men’s Christian Union, residuary devisees under the will of Stephen L. Bartlett | Henry J. O’Meara | 5833 | 30 |
11Jun1914 (recorded 15Nov1920) | Stephen L. Bartlett | Florence R. Bartlett, wife of Stephen L. Bartlett | 4261 | 218 |
28Feb1907 | Frank Merriam, John M. Merriam, and Frank H. Damon, executors of the will of Charles Merriam | Stephen L. Bartlett | 3192 | 459 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
13Nov1880 | John Quincy Adams and Fanny C. Adams, his wife, in her own right (lot with 1 foot frontage) | Charles Merriam | 1508 | 527 |
08Nov1880 | Charles Boyden and Cora C. Boyden (formerly Cora Crowninshield), his wife, in her own right (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Charles Merriam | 1508 | 101 |
29Dec1874 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Cora Crowninshield | 1251 | 293 |
09Oct1874 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Fanny C. Adams | 1239 | 58 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
26Dec1879 | Roger Wolcott (owner of lot at 173 Commonwealth) | Charles Boyden and Cora Boyden, his wife, in her own right (owner of lot at 175 Commonwealth) | 1480 | 103 |
Party Wall Stipulations in land transfer deeds | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
13Nov1880 | John Quincy Adams and Fanny C. Adams, his wife, in her own right (seller of lot with 1 foot frontage between 175 Commonwealth and 177 Commonwealth) | Charles Merriam (buyer of lot with 1 foot frontage between 175 Commonwealth and 177 Commonwealth) | 1508 | 527 |