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 |
21Jul1976 | Twenty-Three Commonwealth Avenue Corporation | 23 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 8883 | 426 |
25Nov1975 | Richard L. Church | Twenty-Three Commonwealth Avenue Corporation | 8834 | 211 |
01Jul1975 | Mary K. Merrill | Richard L. Church | 8797 | 620 |
20Aug1957 | Mary W. Bottomly | Mary K. Merrill | 7258 | 221 |
19Feb1956 | Mary B. Brandegee | Mary W. Bottomly | 7132 | 1 |
02May1924 | William J. Stober | Mary B. Brandegee, wife of Edward D. Brandegee | 4569 | 432 |
10Sep1923 | Francis Shaw and E. Sohier Welch, executors under the will of Cora L. Shaw | William J. Stober | 4503 | 428 |
05May1891 | John L. Bremer and William Farnsworth, executors under the will of Ezra Farnsworth, and William Farnsworth, in his own right | Cora L. Shaw | 1995 | 117 |
29Apr1891 | Eugene V. R. Thayer (confirmatory deed) | William Farnsworth | 1995 | 115 |
28Aug1886 | Eugene V. R. Thayer | Ezra Farnsworth | 1740 | 196 |
09Oct1880 | Elizabeth E. Spooner | Eugene V. R. Thayer | 1505 | 387 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
29Mar1867 | John C. Gray (lot with 10.5 foot frontage) | Daniel N. Spooner | 896 | 145 |
29Jan1867 | John C. Gray (lot with 20 foot frontage) | Daniel Nicolson Spooner | 893 | 127 |
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 |
04Nov1929 | Robert F. Herrick (owner of 25 Commonwealth) | Mary B. Brandegee (owner of 23 Commonwealth) | 5150 | 566 |
01Oct1880 | T. K. Lothrop and E. W. Hooper, trustees under the will of Samuel Hooper (owners of 25 Commonwealth) | Elizabeth E. Spooner (owner of 23 Commonwealth) | 1505 | 386 |
01Oct1880 | Elizabeth E. Spooner (owner of 23 Commonwealth) | John A. Burnham (owner of 21 Commonwealth) | 1505 | 385 |