The following is an index to property transfer deeds, party wall agreements, and easements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the property 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 |
| 27Nov1989 | John M. Eames, trustee, 255 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust | 255 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 16230 | 104 |
| 05Jan1988 | East-West Corporation | John M. Eames, trustee, 255 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust | 14387 | 167 |
| 17Nov1978 | Charles G. Alex and Daniel G. Alex | East-West Corporation | 9120 | 39 |
| 21Apr1967 | Helen G. Alex | Charles G. Alex and Daniel G. Alex | 8112 | 426 |
| 06Jul1962 | Cyrene J. Smith and Harriet M. Smith, husband and wife | Charles G. Alex, Daniel G. Alex, and Helen G. Alex | 7661 | 129 |
| 18Apr1956 | Rocco DiNanno and Joseph A. DiNanno | Cyrene J. Smith and Harriet M. Smith, husband and wife | 7145 | 212 |
| 28Sep1955 | Henry H. Davis and Virginia N. Davis, husband and wife | Rocco DiNanno and Joseph A. DiNanno | 7094 | 535 |
| 06Apr1955 | J. Brooks Fenno, Jr. and Boston Safe Deposit and Trust Company, trustees under the will of J. Brooks Fenno | Henry H. Davis and Virginia N. Davis, husband and wife | 7046 | 496 |
| 02Jan1899 | Francis C. Welch and Charles E. Cotting, executors of the will of Alida Livingston Borland | J. Brooks Fenno | 2577 | 315 |
| 10Nov1883 | Henry O. Roberts and Julia B. Roberts, his wife (release of dower interest) | Alida Livingston Borland | 1617 | 225 |
| 09Feb1883 | Henry O. Roberts | Alida Livingston Borland | 1588 | 33 |
| 28Mar1881 | Nathaniel R. Mansfield (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Henry O. Roberts | 1519 | 306 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 08May1880 | Samuel H. Whitwell (lot with 52 foot frontage) | Henry O. Roberts and Nathaniel B. Mansfield | 1493 | 294 |
| 24Jan1880 | Brooks Fenno (lot with 52 foot frontage) | S. Horatio Whitwell | 1481 | 273 |
| 04Jun1879 | Robert W. Emmons, Nathaniel H. Emmons, and Samuel F. Emmons, executors of the will of Nathaniel H. Emmons; Robert W. Emmons, Nathaniel H. Emmons, and Samuel F. Emmons, trustees under said will for the benefit of Elizabeth W. Emmons and others; Robert W. Emmons, Nathaniel H. Emmons, and Benjamin Brewster, trustees under said will for the benefit of Annie W. Brewster and others; and Robert W. Emmons, Nathaniel H. Emmons, Samuel F. Emmons, George B. Emmons, and Arthur B. Emmons, individually (lot with 52 foot frontage) | Brooks Fenno | 1459 | 298 |
| 20Apr1866 | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Nathaniel H. Emmons | 1025 | 186 |
| 20Apr1866 | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Nathaniel H. Emmons | 1025 | 187 |
| 29Jan1866 | Boston Water Power Company | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees | 871 | 183 |
| Easement permitting the encroachment by a stair headhouse at 255 Commonwealth over the eastern half of the party wall between 253 Commonwealth and 255 Commonwealth | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 18Sep1988 | Massachusetts Institute of technology Alumni of Student Aid Foundation (owners of 253 Commonwealth) | John M. Eames, trustee, 255 Commonwealth Avenue Realty Trust (owner of 255 Commonwealth) | 15803 | 280 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 28Sep1880 | Nathaniel B. Mansfield and Henry O. Roberts (owners of lot at 255 Commonwealth) | Walter C. Cabot (owner of lot at 257 Commonwealth) | 1506 | 205 |
