The following is an index to property transfer deeds and easements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the building into condominium units. 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 | |||
30Nov1973 | Betty Bishop | 20 Hereford Street Condominium | 8683 | 189 | |||
30Apr1973 | Donald F. Merrrill, trustee, Merrill Investment Trust | Betty Bishop | 8623 | 599 | |||
20Apr1967 | Donald F. Merrill and Marguerite D. Merritt, husband and wife | Donald F. Merrill, trustee, Merrill Investment Trust | 8112 | 479 | |||
26Aug1959 | Ethel G. McEwan (confirmatory deed) | Donald F. Merrill and Marguerite D. Merrill, husband and wife | 7449 | 249 | |||
31Jul1959 | Ethel G. McEwan | Donald F. Merrill and Marguerite D. Merrill, husband and wife | 7412 | 349 | |||
13Jun1946 | Frances W. Christian, trustee, Twenty Hereford Street Trust | George McEwan and Ethel G. McEwan, husband and wife | 6233 | 206 | |||
26Mar1946 | L. Guy Dennett | Frances W. Christian, trustee, Twenty Hereford Street Trust | 6212 | 149 | |||
25Mar1946 | Frances W. Christian, executrix of the will of Andreas F, Christian | L. Guy Dennett | 6212 | 148 | |||
13Mar1946 | Bertram S. Peterson (confirmatory deed) | Andreas F. Christian and his assigns | 6121 | 147 | |||
13Mar1946 | Mathilda Mathilda (confirmatory deed) | Andreas F. Christian and his assigns | 6121 | 147 | |||
14Jun1945 | Bertram S. Peterson | Andreas F. Christian | 6154 | 238 | |||
14Jun1945 | Mathilda Peterson | Bertram S. Peterson | 6154 | 299 | |||
03Nov1943 | Bertram S. Peterson | Mathilda Peterson | 6065 | 379 | |||
26Feb1941 | James J. Kelley | Bertram S. Peterson | 5905 | 181 | |||
30Nov1936 | State Street Trust Company, trustee under the will of Anna C. Hanson | James J. Kelley | 5637 | 247 | |||
29Jun1925 | Caleb Loring and Susan Bailey Loring, husband and wife | John Hammond Blodgett | 4699 | 516 | |||
15Jul1920 | Jane Welles Cheever, wife of David Cheever | Caleb Loring and Susan Bailey Loring, husband and wife | 4239 | 217 | |||
06Mar1908 | Francis W. Sargent | Jane Welles Cheever, wife of David Cheever | 3266 | 258 | |||
13Jul1907 | George Howe (confirmatory deed) | Francis W. Sargent | 3225 | 294 | |||
05Apr1907 | Helen B. Howe, guardian of George Howe, minor child of James H. Howe. | Francis W. Sargent | 3204 | 509 | |||
08Nov1899 | Helen B. Howe | Helen B. Howe, guardian of George Howe, minor child of James H. Howe | 2646 | 378 | |||
21Aug1894 | William Caleb Loring and Susan M. Loring, his wife, in her own right | Helen B. Howe | 2221 | 15 | |||
29Jul1884 | William Minot and William Minot, Jr., trustees under a declaration of trust for the benefit of Frances E. Appleton, now wife of Charles C. Jackson | Susan M. Loring, wife of William Caleb Loring | 1646 | 435 | |||
13Sep1876 | William West and Emma A. West, his wife, in her own right | William Minot and William Minot, Jr., trustees under a declaration of trust for the benefit of Frances E. Appleton, now wife of Charles C. Jackson | 1343 | 70 | |||
04Jun1872 | William H. Wetherill and Elizabeth P. Wetherill, his wife, in her own right | Emma A. West, wife of William West | 1111 | 31 | |||
18Jan1872 | George M. Gibson and Frances R. Gibson, his wife, in her own right (lot at corner of Marlborough and Hereford with 43 foot frontage on Hereford and dwelling house) | Elizabeth P. Wetherill, wife of William H. Wetherill | 1088 | 57 | |||
Transfers of Unimproved Land | |||||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
10Sep1871 | George W. Pratt (lot with 5 foot frontage) | Frances R. Gibson, wife of George M. Gibson | 1070 | 123 | |||
14Apr1871 | George W. Pratt (lot at corner of Hereford and Marlborough with 50 foot frontage on Marlborough) | Frances R. Gibson, wife of George M. Gibson | 1047 | 129 | |||
24Apr1868 | Robert M. Pratt (lot with 375 foot frontage) | George W. Pratt | 943 | 88 | |||
20Feb1863 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 375 foot frontage) | Robert M. Pratt | 826 | 89 | |||
Easement included in land transfer deeds providing for a passageway three feet six inches wide at the rear of 14-16-18 Hereford to provide for a passageway and drainage to the alley for the benefit of 14-16-18-20 Hereford | |||||||
Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
18Jan1872 | George M. Gibson and Frances R. Gibson, his wife, in her own right (seller of 20 Hereford) | Elizabeth P. Wetherill, wife of William H. Wetherill (purchaser of 20 Hereford) | 1088 | 57 | |||
01Nov1871 | George M. Gibson, and Frances R. Gibson, his wife, in her own right (seller of 18 Hereford) | Lucy E. Harris, wife of Amos Holbrook Harris (purchaser of 18 Hereford) | 1078 | 75 | |||
07Oct1871 (recorded 9Nov1871) | George M. Gibson and Frances R, Gibson, his wife, in her own right (seller of 14 Hereford) | Anita P. Pratt, wife of William Pratt (purchaser of 14 Hereford) | 1078 | 31 | |||
07Oct1871 | George M. Gibson and Frances R. Gibson, his wife, in her own right (seller of 16 Hereford) | Emma B. Davis, wife of Frederick S. Davis (purchaser of 16 Hereford) | 1075 | 283 | |||