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 |
18May1973 | Nicholas D. Rizzo, trustee, Munick Realty Trust | 191 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 8629 | 464 |
30Apr1965 | Beatrice M. Coulter | Nicholas D. Rizzo, trustee, Munick Realty Trust | 7947 | 674 |
26Aug1964 | Clara R. Keimach (formerly Clara R. Drucker) | Beatrice M. Coulter | 7878 | 524 |
26Apr1951 | Charles F. Adams, Harvey H. Bundy, and John L. Hall, trustees under the will of Ida A. Higginson; Allen Forbes and State Street Trustees, trustees under the will of Maria D. Agasssiz; Laura M. Agassiz, Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company, and Henry L. Shattuck, trustees under the will of Maximilian Agassiz; Charles C. Cabot, executor of the will of George R. Agassiz, and Mabel S. Agassiz | Clara R. Drucker | 6689 | 361 |
02Jun1926 | Rodolphe L. Agassiz (one-ninth undivided interest) | Julian Codman, to the use of Maria D. Agassiz, wife of Rodolphe L. Agassiz | 4804 | 22 |
01Feb1912 | Robert W. Hill, successor trustee, under a trust established by Alexander Agassiz for the benefit of his sons, George R. Agassiz, Maximilian Agassiz, and Rodolphe L. Agassiz (one-third undivided interest) | George R. Agassiz, Maximilian Agassiz, and Rodolphe L. Agassiz | 3608 | 134 |
17Feb1909 | Henry L. Shattuck (one-third undivided interest) | Ida A. Higginson, wife of Henry L. Higginson | 3343 | 395 |
17Feb1909 | Henry L. Higginson (one-third undivided interest) | Henry L. Shattuck | 3343 | 394 |
03Jun1889 | George Higginson and William Minot, Jr., executors of the will of George Higginson (one-third undivided interest) | Ida A. Higginson, wife of Henry L. Higginson | 1880 | 441 |
15Jan1887 | George Higginson (two-thirds interest in lot with 25 foot frontage and eastern portion of Hotel Agassiz thereon) | Henry L. Higginson and Alexander Agassiz | 1756 | 456 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
12Mar1878 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 25 foot frontage) | George Higginson | 1412 | 131 |
17Mar1873 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 84 foot frontage on Commonwealth at cornet of Exeter) | Henry L. Higginson, Alexander Agassiz, and George Higginson | 1150 | 1 |
Party Wall Agreement with respect to windows of 185 Commonwealth in party wall above the roof line of 183 Commonwealth | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
12Apr1882 | George Higginson (owner of 185 Commonwealth) | Frank Merriam (owner of 183 Commonwealth) | 1556 | 260 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
27Mar1878 | George Higginson (owner of lot at 185 Commonwealth) | Frank Merriam (owner of lot at 183 Commonwealth) | 1413 | 228 |