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 |
| 31Jul2009 | 185 Marlborough, LLC | 185 Marlborough Street Condominium | 45316 | 90 |
| 03May2007 | Robert Swartz, Gordon E. Swartz, and Bank of America, trustees under the will of Edward Swartz | 185 Marlborough, LLC | 41740 | 112 |
| 16Nov1972 | Robert Swartz, surviving trustee, Chesterfield Realty Trust | Robert Swartz, Morris Swartz, and the First National Bank of Boston, trustees under the will of Edward Swartz | 8584 | 496 |
| 03Mar1969 | Chesterfield Realty Corp. | Edward Swartz and Robert Swartz, trustees, Chesterfield Realty Trust | 8267 | 486 |
| 03Nov1958 | Rosslyn Vallentine | Chesterfield Realty Corp. | 7352 | 478 |
| 31Oct1958 | David Lilly | Rosslyn Vallentine | 7352 | 450 |
| 26Sep1958 | 185 Marlboro, Inc. | David Lilly | 7348 | 226 |
| 30Apr1951 | Michael Lilly | 185 Marlboro, Inc. | 6689 | 585 |
| 08Feb1950 | State Street Trust Company, Charles A. Collins, and Alexander Cochrane, trustees under the will of Randolph C. Grew | Michael Lilly | 6582 | 110 |
| 16Jun1886 | Allen A. Roberts | Annie C. Grew, wife of Edward S. Grew | 1728 | 278 |
| 16Jun1886 | Edward S. Grew (lot with 30 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Allen A. Roberts | 1728 | 277 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 23Nov1883 | William S. Dexter, trustee under the will of James Lawrence; Anna L. Lawrence, widow; James Lawrence; and Prescott Lawrence; and William S. Dexter and Jacob C. Rogers, trustees under the will of Gertrude L. Peabody for the benefit of John Endicott Peabody (lot with 32 foot frontage) | Edward S. Grew | 1619 | 517 |
| 07Apr1875 | Anna L. Lawrence, widow of James Lawrence (Dower and life interest to one-sixths interest in lot with 73 foot frontage) | James Lawrence | 1263 | 267 |
| 07Apr1875 | Anna L. Lawrence, widow of James Lawrence (Dower and life interest to four-sixths interest in lot with 73 foot frontage) | William S. Dexter, trustee under the will of James Lawrence for the benefit of his three children, James, Prescott, and Gertrude Lawrence | 1263 | 266 |
| 28Dec1872 | T. Jefferson Coolidge (one-half undivided interest in lot with 73 foot frontage) | James Lawrence | 1140 | 269 |
| 31May1872 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 24 foot frontage) | T. Jefferson Coolidge and James Lawrence | 1133 | 37 |
| 31May1872 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 24 foot frontage) | T. Jefferson Coolidge and James Lawrence | 1133 | 36 |
| 31May1872 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 25 foot frontage) | T. Jefferson Coolidge and James Lawrence | 1133 | 34 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 28Jan1884 | Edward S. Grew (owner of 185 Marlborough) | Charles W. Galloupe (owner of lot at 189 Marlborough) | 1625 | 483 |
| 10May1881 | William S. Dexter, trustee under the will of James Lawrence; James Lawrence, son of James Lawerence; and Anna S. Lawrence, widow, in her own right and as guardian of Prescott Lawrence (owner of lot at 185 Marlborough) | John Quincy Adams (0wner of lot at 189 Marlborough) | 1538 | 135 |
| Party wall stipulations in transfer of land at 183 Marlborough with respect to wall to be built on boundary line between 183 Marlborough and 185 Marlborough | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 01May1882 | William S. Dexter, trustee under the will of James Lawrence; Anna L. Lawrence, widow, James Lawrence, and Prescott Lawrence (seller of lot at 183 Marlborough) | Henry C. Merwin (buyer of lot at 183 Marlborough) | 1587 | 505 |