Index to Deeds: 176 Beacon (Demolished)

The following is an index to property transfer deeds and agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until the property was purchased by Fred Podren, after which it was razed.  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.

For transactions related to the successor building, see separate index for 180 Beacon.

Transfers of Land and Buildings
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
16Jan1960 Opal C. Fowler Fred Podren 7454 346
08Aug1952 Edward R. Hale Opal C. Fowler 6807 398
19Jun1952 Philip Fowler Edward R. Hale 6807 397
05Jun1935 Eleanor Tudor (one-half undivided interest) Philip Fowler 5530 575
28May1935 Roland Gray (one-half undivided interest) Philip Fowler 5530 576
28May1935 Roland Gray and Thomas N. Perkins, trustees under the will of John Chipman Gray Eleanor Tudor, to the use of Eleanor Tudor and Roland Gray in equal proportions 5530 573
31May1881 Robert C. Mackay (lot with 27 foot frontage with dwelling house thereon) John C. Gray 1526 433
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
07Jun1860 Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation (lot with 47 foot frontage) Robert C. Mackay 781 234
Party Wall Agreements
Date Party One Party Two Book Page
27Jan1928 Richard deB. Boardman, trustee, 172 Beacon Street Trust (owner of 172-174 Beacon) Roland Gray and Thomas N. Perkins, trustees, under the will of John C. Gray (owners of 176 Beacon) 4973 392
Building restriction in deed transferring 178 Beacon limiting the height of any building constructed in the rear of 178 Beacon to no more than the height of the structure existing as of the date of the deed, the restriction to expire in 20 years or before if (a) 176 Beacon is no longer owned or occupied by Anna L. Gray or her descendants, or (b) if a structure is erected in the rear of 176 Beacon which would not be permitted under this restriction to be built in the rear of 178 Beacon.
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
16Jun1924 Roland Gray, executor under the will of Harriet Gray (seller of 178 Beacon) Joseph E. Doherty (buyer of 178 Beacon) 4585 607