The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall agreements and easements 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 |
| 27Oct1983 | Rupert R. Gildenhuys and Federico Castellucci, trustees, Gildenhuys Trust | 261 Beacon Street Condominium | 10621 | 15 |
| 07Apr1982 | Pierre L. de Bourgknecht | Rupert R. Gildenhuys and Federico Castellucci, trustees, Gildenhuys Trust | 9934 | 595 |
| 18Jun1965 | Nicole, Inc. | Pierre L. de Bourgknecht | 7960 | 138 |
| 24Jan1964 | Joseph F. Tamburino, trustee, 261 Beacon Street Trust | Nicole, Inc. | 7815 | 149 |
| 13Nov1962 | Modernizing, Inc. | Joseph F. Tamburino, trustee, 261 Beacon Street Trust | 7697 | 33 |
| 30Aug1960 | Stanley Investment Corp. | Modernizing, Inc. | 7502 | 128 |
| 28Feb1952 | Irving Greenblatt | Stanley Investment Corp. | 6761 | 199 |
| 31Oct1950 | Beacon Apartments, Inc. | Irving Greenblatt | 6664 | 133 |
| 04Jan1946 | Howard S. Cosgrove | Beacon Apartments, Inc. | 6196 | 494 |
| 04Jan1946 | Beacon Apartments, Inc. | Howard S. Cosgrove | 6196 | 490 |
| 03Feb1944 | Irving Greenblatt | Beacon Apartments, Inc. | 6079 | 289 |
| 06Jan1944 | Rosanna H. McManmon | Irving Greenblatt | 6075 | 595 |
| 07Dec1943 | Elmer G. Larson | Rosanna H. McManmon | 6075 | 591 |
| 26Nov1941 | Milford Savings Bank | Elmer G. Larson | 5960 | 206 |
| 17Aug1936 | James M. Burr (foreclosure of mortgage) | Milford Savings Bank | 5619 | 178 |
| 23Dec1926 | William J. Stober (259 Beacon and 261 Beacon) | Anna T. Demara, wife of Napoleon L. Demara | 4862 | 322 |
| 10Dec1926 | George F. Welch, Thomas B. Alexander, and William B. James, trustees, George F. Welch Trust (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | William J. Stober | 4859 | 173 |
| 30Mar1926 | Raymond C. Baldes (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | George F. Welch, Thomas B. Alexander, and William B. James, trustees, George F. Welch Trust | 4774 | 524 |
| 30Mar1926 | George F. Welch (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Raymond C. Baldes | 4774 | 523 |
| 11Dec1924 | James M. Burr | George F. Welch | 4627 | 201 |
| 15May1924 | Clement D’Andria | James M. Burr | 4577 | 248 |
| 03Feb1923 | Robert F. Wilkins (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Clement D’Andria | 4434 | 445 |
| 30Jan1923 | John L., William H. H. Bryant, Richard A. Foss, Francis P. Luce, Fred A. Powdrell, Samuel Randall, Harvey N. Shepard, Alvah G. Sleeper, and James R. Taylor, current trustees under a deed from William Hall Jackson to Amos Binney, et al, trustees, dated 24Mar1806 (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Robert F. Wilkins | 4432 | 621 |
| 23Dec1922 | Trustees of the Methodist Religious Society in Boston (Confirmatory deed) (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | John L. Bates, William H. H. Bryant, Richard A. Foss, Francis P. Luce, Fred A. Powdrell, Samuel Randall, Harvey N. Shepard, Alvah G. Sleeper, and James R. Taylor, current trustees under a deed from William Hall Jackson to Amos Binney, et al, trustees, dated 24Mar1806 | 219 | 219 |
| 15May1917 | John L. Bates; Everett O. Fisk; Harvey H. Shepard; Francis P. Luce; Charles O. Kepler, successor to William Armstrong; Charles H. J. Kimball; William H. H. Bryant; James R. Taylor, successor to A. Howard Powers; and Richard A. Foss, successor to James F. Lockwood; trustees of the Methodist Religious Society in Boston (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | William Armstrong, John L. Bates, George A. Crawford, Alexander S. Heath, Francis P. Luce, Harvey N. Shepard, Alvah G. Sleeper, and Ray P. Stewart, trustees under a deed from William Hall Jackson to Amos Binney, et al, trustees, dated 24Mar1806 | 4034 | 136 |
| 01Feb1913 | Loren D. Towle (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Trustees of the Methodist Religious Society in Boston | 3705 | 604 |
| 31Oct1912 | Frederick S. Whitwell, executor of the will of Frederick A. Whitwell (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Loren D. Towle | 3683 | 207 |
| 20Dec1909 | J. Sumner Draper (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Frederick A. Whitwell | 3417 | 444 |
| 01Dec1909 | Philip Dexter, guardian of Helen Hooper, a minor (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | J. Sumner Draper | 3413 | 115 |
| 22Sep1909 | Francis C. Welch, surviving trustee under the will of Frederick L. Ames, for the benefit of Helen A. Hooper (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Philip Dexter, guardian of Helen A. Hooper, a minor | 3394 | 521 |
| 30Jan1908 | Oliver Ames, Samuel Carr, and Oliver W. Mink, trustees under the will of Frederick L. Ames for the benefit of Helen A. Hooper (330 Dartmouth, 259 Beacon, and 261 Beacon) | Robert C Hooper. and Francis C. Welch, trustees in place of Oliver Ames, Samuel Carr, and Oliver W. Mink, resigned, under the will of Frederick L. Ames for the benefit of Helen A. Hooper | 3357 | 497 |
| 01May1900 | William F. Beal | Oliver Ames, Samuel Carr, and Oliver W. Mink, trustees under the will of Frederick L. Ames for the benefit of Helen A. Hooper | 2681 | 3 |
| 16Apr1900 | Frank S. Robbins | William F. Beal | 2676 | 431 |
| 10Jul1899 | Edward A. Bangs | Frank S. Robbins | 2671 | 465 |
| 10Dec1898 | James F. Wilkinson | Edward A. Bangs | 2573 | 549 |
| 11Jul1898 | Edward H. Davies | James F. Wilkinson | 2542 | 465 |
| 21Oct1890 | Linus M. Child | Edward H. Davies | 1963 | 580 |
| 16Apr1890 | Peter Graffam (261 Beacon, with a frontage of 24.05 feet) | Linus M. Child | 1931 | 169 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 25Oct1888 | Eben D. Jordan (lot with 105 foot frontage) | Peter Graffam | 1846 | 99 |
| 19Oct1888 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 105 foot frontage) | Eben D. Jordan | 1846 | 97 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 25Oct1888 | Eben D. Jordan, Jr. (owner of 263 Beacon) | Peter Graffam (owner of land at 261 Beacon) | 1846 | 107 |
| Easement agreement with respect to courtyards and passageways between 259 Beacon and 261 Beacon, to remain open for passage, air, and light | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 09Jun1891 | William H. Richmond (owner of 259 Beacon) | Edward H. Davies (owner of 261 Beacon) | 2005 | 36 |
| Easement agreement with respect to courtyards and passageways between 330 Dartmouth and 259 Beacon and between 259 Beacon and 261 Beacon: to remain open for passage, air, and light | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 31Dec1889 | Peter Graffam (owner of 330 Dartmouth and 261 Beacon) | Linus M. Child (owner of 259 Beacon) | 1915 | 261 |
| Easement stipulation included in land transfer deed with respect to courtyards and passageways between 330 Dartmouth and 259 Beacon and between 259 Beacon and 261 Beacon: to remain open for passage, air, and light | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 31Dec1889 | Peter Graffam (seller of 259 Beacon) | Linus M. Child (buyer of 259 Beacon) | 1915 | 257 |
Back Bay Houses 