The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall and building restriction 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 |
| 08Jul1985 | John R. Giles, trustee, 239 Capitol Realty Trust | 239 Commonwealth Ave. Condominium | 11716 | 203 |
| 08Jul1985 | Pierre L. de Bourgknecht | John R. Giles, trustee of 239 Capitol Realty Trust | 11716 | 201 |
| 04Jan1971 | Alvin L. Lipsky | Pierre L. de Bourgknecht | 8413 | 537 |
| 29May1963 | Rose G. Tritter, individually, and Rose G. Tritter and Abraham E. Kateman, trustees under the will of Herman L. Tritter | Alvin L. Lipsky and Benjamin Lipsky, co-partners doing business as Alben Realty | 7748 | 575 |
| 01Apr1963 | Rose G. Tritter, surviving trustee, Realty Owners Trust | Rose G. Tritter, individually (47/80ths undivided interest), and Rose G. Tritter and Abraham E. Kateman, trustees under the will of Herman L. Tritter (33/80ths undivided interest) | 7733 | 448 |
| 30Dec1958 | Realty Owners, Inc. | Herman Tritter and Rose G. Tritter, trustees, Realty Owners Trust | 7365 | 563 |
| 04May1944 | Howard S. Cosgrove | Realty Owners, Inc. | 6091 | 457 |
| 20Sep1943 | Arthur W. Krey, trustee, Cypress Trust | Howard S. Cosgrove | 6057 | 145 |
| 03Sep1943 | Falmouth Shores, Inc. | Arthur W. Krey, trustee, Cypress Trust | 6057 | 142 |
| 25May1939 | Ray C. Johnson | Falmouth Shores, Inc. | 5792 | 313 |
| 25May1939 | Anna Weiner | Ray C. Johnson | 5792 | 312 |
| 10Nov1938 | Morris Goldfine, trustee (foreclosure of mortgage given by Louis Marden) | Anna Weiner | 5750 | 613 |
| 31Dec1936 | John E. Thayer, William Endicott, and Alexander Whiteside, trustees under the will of Nathaniel Thayer | Louis Marden | 5642 | 506 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 47.2 foot frontage, composed of a 41.57 foot wide lot to the west, at the corner of Commonwealth and Fairfield, and a 5.63 foot wide lot to the east, the western portion of a 26.63 foot lot, the remainder of which became the location of 235 Commonwealth | ||||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 41.57 foot frontage | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 22Nov1880 | Henry M. Johnson and Ellen A. Johnson, his wife, in her own right (lot with 41.57 foot frontage) | Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. | 1509 | 140 |
| 06Aug1877 | Sarah O. M. Whitmore, wife of Charles J. Whitmore (lot with 41.57 foot frontage) | Ellen A. Johnson, wife of Henry M. Johnson | 1385 | 115 |
| 15Dec1870 | Horatio R. Storer (lot with 41.57 foot frontage) | Sarah O. M. Whitmore, wife of Charles J. Whitmore | 1027 | 188 |
| 29Jun1869 | James C. White (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Horatio R. Storer | 969 | 10 |
| 25Feb1869 | Henry N. F. Marshall (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | James C. White | 953 | 56 |
| 30Dec1868 | Daniel Davies, James D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Henry N. F. Marshall | 948 | 185 |
| 16Feb1863 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Daniel Davies, Jarvis D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman | 826 | 86 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: Lot with 5.63 foot frontage (the remainder of which subsequently became the land on which 235 Commonwealth was built) | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 30Apr1881 | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (lot with 26.63 foot frontage) | Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. | 1524 | 243 |
| 11Feb1881 | George Higginson (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville | 1515 | 459 |
| 13Dec1880 | William S. Dexter (lot with 27 foot frontage) | George Higginson | 1515 | 457 |
| 21May1880 | Daniel H. Lane (lot with 27 foot frontage) | William S. Dexter | 1493 | 178 |
| 20Mar1879 | John C. Ropes and William S. Dexter, trustees for the benefit of Frances Sophia (MacKenzie) Storer, wife of Horatio R. Storer, and for the benefit of the children of Horatio R. Storer (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Daniel H. Lane | 1414 | 123 |
| 06Jan1877 | Horatio R. Storer (lot with 54 foot frontage) | John C. Ropes and William S. Dexter, trustees for the benefit of Frances Sophia (MacKenzie) Storer, wife of Horatio R. Storer, and for the benefit of the children of Horatio R. Storer | 1450 | 83 |
| 29Jun1869 | James C. White (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Horatio R. Storer | 969 | 10 |
| 25Feb1869 | Henry N. F. Marshall (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | James C. White | 953 | 56 |
| 30Dec1868 | Daniel Davies, James D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Henry N. F. Marshall | 948 | 185 |
| 16Feb1863 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 95.57 foot frontage) | Daniel Davies, Jarvis D. Braman, and Grenville T. W. Braman | 826 | 86 |
| Party Wall Stipulations in land transfer deed | ||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 04Oct1882 | Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (seller of lot at 235 Commonwealth; owner of lot at 239 Commonwealth) | George Wheatland, Jr. (buyer of lot at 235 Commonwealth) | 1576 | 39 |
| Agreement stipulating that, for the benefit of the owner of the land at 233 Commonwealth, for a period of twenty years no stable will be built on the land on which 235 Commonwealth and 239 Commonwealth subsequently were built | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 10May1881 | Nathaniel Thayer, Jr. (owner of land at 235-239 Commonwealth) | Frederick Sears Grand d’Hauteville (owner of land at 233 Commonwealth) | 1524 | 244 |
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