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 through December 31, 2020. 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 |
04Mar2002 | Emerson College | Paul J. Ayoub, trustee | 28103 | 13 |
24Sep1984 | Newbury Junior College, Inc. | Emerson College | 11161 | 154 |
30Jul1975 | Home Owners Federal Savings and Loan Association | Newbury Junior College, Inc. | 8804 | 157 |
31Mar1975 | Chamberlayne School and Chamberlayne Junior College (foreclosure deed) | Home Owners Federal Savings and Loan Association | 8780 | 308 |
30Dec1960 | 21 Commonwealth Avenue, Inc. | Chamberlayne School and Chamberlayne Junior College | 7531 | 50 |
07Oct1960 | Hillcrest Remedial Reading School, Inc. | 21 Commonwealth Avenue, Inc. | 7513 | 181 |
30Jan1958 | Arts Foundation of Boston, Inc. | Hillcrest Remedial Reading School, Inc. | 7291 | 447 |
31Dec1957 | Louis Richmond | Arts Foundation of Boston, Inc. | 7286 | 195 |
01Oct1956 | The Winslow Secretarial School, Inc. (formerly Stenograph Secretarial School, Inc.) | Louis Richmond | 7188 | 214 |
01Oct1956 | Samuel Rosen (by assignment of the Winslow Secretarial School to Samuel Rosen for the benefit of its creditors) | Louis Richmond | 7188 | 87 |
29Feb1944 | Ray C. Johnson | Stenograph Secretarial School, Inc. | 6084 | 413 |
03Jan1944 | Reginald W. Bird | Ray C. Johnson | 6075 | 508 |
23Jun1927 | Jane V. Murchie (formerly Jane V. Cotton) | Reginald W. Bird | 4928 | 441 |
15Jul1913 | Ralph W. Dunbar | Jane V. Cotton, wife of Joseph H. Cotton | 3746 | 225 |
20Jun1913 | John Fry and Charles Fry | Ralph W. Dunbar | 3745 | 446 |
01Jul1911 | Thomas Leaming, trustee under the will of Maria D. B. Fry | John Fry and Charles Fry | 3554 | 336 |
07Jan1911 (recorded 18Jan1911) | William A. Burnham and Henry D. Burnham. surviving trustees under the will of John A. Burnham (one undivided half interest) | Charles Fry | 3511 | 10 |
01Oct1909 (recorded 18Jan1911) | John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Henry D. Burnham, surviving trustees under the will of John A. Burnham for the benefit of Maria D. B. Fry, his daughter (one undivided half interest) | John Fry | 3511 | 9 |
02Jul1902 | John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Henry D, Burnham, Jeanie B. Gibson, and Maria D. B. Fry, being the children and sole heirs of John A. Burnham, and Charles A. Fry, husband of Maria D. B. Fry (release of interest) | John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Henry D. Burnham, surviving trustees under the will of John A. Burnham for the benefit of Maria D. B. Fry, his daughter | 2838 | 483 |
02Jul1902 | Horatio Adams | John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Henry D. Burnham, surviving trustees under the will of John A. Burnham for the benefit of Maria D. B. Fry, his daughter | 2838 | 483 |
02Jul1902 | John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, and Henry D. Burnham, surviving trustees under the will of John A. Burnham and as surviving trustees for the benefit of John A. Burnham, William A. Burnham, Henry D. Burnham, Jeanie B. Gibson, and Maria D. B. Fry, wife of Charles Fry | Horatio Adams | 2838 | 481 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
29Mar1867 | John C. Gray (lot with 29.5 foot frontage) | John A. Burnham | 896 | 64 |
10Jul1865 | Gardiner Howland Shaw (lot with 60 frontage) | John C. Gray | 861 | 74 |
02Jul1860 | Samuel Hooper (lot with 60 frontage) | Gardiner Howland Shaw | 795 | 178 |
02May1860 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Samuel Hooper | 780 | 180 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
01Oct1880 | Elizabeth E. Spooner (owner of 23 Commonwealth) | John A. Burnham (owner of 21 Commonwealth) | 1505 | 385 |