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 September 30, 2023. 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.
See also indices for deeds to 249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury.
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 22Jun2023 (recorded 29Sep2023) | Donald L. Saunders, trustee of Boston Development Company 39-45 Realty Trust | 39-45 Newbury Street LLC | 69485 | 20 |
| 31Jul1986 | Roger A. Saunders, M. Gordon Ehrlich, and Gale L. Raphael, trustees, 1976 Irving M. Saunders Family Trust (one-fourth undivided interest: 247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Donald L. Saunders, trustee of Boston Development Company 39-45 Realty Trust | 12807 | 308 |
| 31Jul1986 | Donald L. Saunders Saunders Family Trust (three-fourths undivided interest: 247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Donald L. Saunders, trustee, Boston Development Company 39-45 Realty Trust | 12807 | 306 |
| 11May1984 | Roger A. Saunders (one-eighth undivided interest: 247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Donald A. [sic] Saunders | 10916 | 150 |
| 11May1984 | Sidney P. Saunders (one-half undivided interest: 247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Donald A. [sic] Saunders | 10916 | 148 |
| 11May1984 | Roger A. Saunders, surviving trustee, the Peabody Trust (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Sidney P. Saunders (one-half interest); Donald L. Saunders (one-eighth interest); Roger A Saunders (one-eighth interest); and Roger A. Saunders, M. Gordon Ehrlich, and Gale L. Raphael, trustees of the 1976 Irving M. Saunders Family Trust (one-fourth interest) | 10916 | 146 |
| 09Sep1974 | Copley Operating Corporation (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Irving M. Saunders and Roger A. Saunders, trustees, the Peabody Trust | 8742 | 740 |
| 12Jan1960 | O. Kelley Anderson, Edwin D. Brooks, John H. Gardiner, George Fowland, Charles Segal, Philip H. Theopold, and Francis C. Welch, trustees, Real Estate Investment Trust of America (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Copley Operating Corporation | 7454 | 113 |
| 15May1956 | Clifford A. Clark (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | O. Kelley Anderson, Edwin D. Brooks, John H. Gardiner, George Fowland, Charles Segal, Philip H. Theopold, and Francis C. Welch, trustees, Real Estate Investment Trust of America | 7155 | 427 |
| 15May1956 | Philip H. Theopold, O. Kelley Anderson, Francis C. Welch, Charles Segal, and John H. Gardiner, trustees, Boston Real Estate Trust (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Clifford A. Clark | 7155 | 407 |
| 14Sep1928 | Henry C. Brookings (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Charles F. Adams, Philip Dexter, E. Sohier Welch, George L. DeBlois, and Robert H. Gardiner, trustees, Boston Real Estate Trust | 5037 | 607 |
| 14Sep1928 | Charles C. Hoyle and Florence M. Hoyle, his wife; Llewellyn O. White and Lilla M. White, his wife; and J. William Blaisdell and Minerva H. Blaisdell, his wife (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Henry C. Brookings | 5037 | 603 |
| 16Jul1928 | Charles A. Hoyle, Llewellyn O. White, J. William Blaisdell, trustees, Peabody Building Trust (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Charles C. Bucknam, for the use of Charles A. Hoyle; Florence M. Hoyle, his wife; Llewellyn O. White; Lilla M. White, his wife; J. William Blaisdell; and Minerva H. Blaisdell, his wife | 5037 | 601 |
| 15Mar1923 | Llewellyn O. White, J. William Blaisdell, and Charles A. Hoyle (247-249 Berkeley and 39 Newbury) | Charles A. Hoyle, Llewellyn O. White, and J. William Blaisdell, trustees, Peabody Building Trust | 4450 | 383 |
| 02Mar1923 | Michael R. Molineaux | Llewellyn O. White, J. William Blaisdell, and Charles A. Hoyle | 4450 | 381 |
| 28Feb1923 | William M. Dewart and Elizabeth H. Dewart, in her own right | Michael R. Molineaux | 4447 | 355 |
| 12Apr1915 | J. Sumner Draper | Elizabeth H. Dewart, wife of William H. Dewart | 3873 | 226 |
| 06Mar1915 | Lillior T. Nutting | J. Sumner Draper | 3866 | 54 |
| 06Mar1915 | J. Sumner Draper | Lillior T. Nutting | 3866 | 52 |
| 01Mar1915 | Lillior T. Nutting | J. Sumner Draper | 3864 | 623 |
| 26Feb1915 | Frank E. Peabody and Gertrude Peabody, his wife | Lillior T. Nutting | 3864 | 621 |
| 07Dec1914 (Recorded 17Dec1914) | Joseph A. Locke, in trust for the benefit of Frank Peabody (one-half interest) | Frank E. Peabody | 3852 | 531 |
| 07Dec1914 (Recorded 17Dec1914) | Frank E. Peabody and William Endicott, trustees under the will of Francis H. Peabody | Joseph A. Locke, trustee for the benefit of Frank E. Peabody | 3852 | 529 |
| 08Dec1914 (Recorded 17Dec1914) | Joseph A. Locke, trustee for the benefit of Gertrude Peabody (one-half interest) | Gertrude Peabody, wife of Frank E. Peabody | 3852 | 529 |
| 08Dec1914 (Recorded 17Dec1914) | Frank E. Peabody and William Endicott, trustees under the will of Francis H. Peabody (one-half interest) | Joseph A. Locke, trustee for the benefit of Gertrude Peabody | 3852 | 527 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 20Jul1870 | City of Boston (lot with 69 foot frontage on Berkeley and 55 foot frontage on Newbury) | Francis H. Peabody | 1008 | 292 |
| 07Jul1859 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 150 foot frontage on Newbury) | City of Boston | 760 | 272 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 05Jun1877 | Samuel D. Warren (owner of 39 Newbury) | Francis H. Peabody (owner of 247 Berkeley) | 1382 | 22 |
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