Index to Deeds: 261 Commonwealth

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 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
04Dec1978 Kevin O’Reilly, trustee, O’Hara Trust for Real Estate 261 Commonwealth Condominium 9125 1
15May1978 J. Linzee Coolidge Kevin O’Reilly, trustee, O’Hara Trust for Real Estate 9059 143
10Dec1968 Eliot Conviser, trustee, Cabot Realty Trust J. Linzee Coolidge 8248 714
12Jan1968 Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser Eliot Conviser, trustee, Cabot Realty Trust 8175 278
01Jul1965 Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser 7963 419
01Jul1965 Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust 7963 415
27Jan1965 Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser 7926 349
27Jan1965 Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust 7926 345
29Dec1964 Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust Richard S. Kates and Eliot Conviser 7925 23
29Dec1964 Anita E. Sangiolo Richard S. Kates, trustee, E. E. Harrington and Squire Realty Trust 7916 368
08May1961 Peter P. Silversmith and Beatrice Silversmith, trustees, The Peter P. Silversmith Trust, also known as Silversmith Family Trust Anita E. Sangiolo 7556 162
19Jul1960 Beatrice Silversmith Peter P. Silversmith, trustee, Peter P. Silversmith Trust 7492 85
03Jan1956 Fred Arata (also known as Frederick L. Arata) and Annette Arata, husband and wife Beatrice Silversmith 7120 579
05Apr1954 Fred L. Arata (also known as Fred Arata and Frederick L. Arata) Beverly Mercier, to the use of Fred L. Arata and Annette Arata 6947 463
10Nov1944 Lillian L. Pezrow Fred Arata and Julia Arata 6131 75
09Nov1944 Francis Welles Hunnewell, also known as Francis W. Hunnewell, and Louisa Hunnewell Lillian L. Pezrow 6131 73
11Jul1922 John Frederick Mann Francis Welles Hunnewell and Louisa Hunnewell 4381 49
11Jul1922 Francis W. Hunnewell; Louisa Hunnewell; Walter Hunnewell, Jr.; Arnold W. Hunnewell; and Mary P. Williams; and Walter Hunnewell, Jr., Francis W. Hunnewell, Arnold W. Hunnewell, and Sydney M. Williams, trustees under the will of Walter Hunnewell John Frederick Mann 4381 48
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
01Jan1880 T. Jefferson Coolidge (lot with 36 foot frontage) Walter Hunnewell 1479 261
20Apr1866 J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 25 foot frontage) T. Jefferson Coolidge 877 298
20Apr1866 J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 25 foot frontage) T. Jefferson Coolidge 877 297
29Jan1866 Boston Water Power Company J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees 871 183
Party Wall Agreements
Date Party One Party Two Book Page
26Apr1880 Walter Hunnewell (owner of lot at 261 Commonwealth) Walter C. Cabot (owner of lot at 257 Commonwealth) 1493 633
18Feb1880 Walter Hunnewell (owner of lot at 261 Commonwealth) James Lawrence (owner of lot at 263 Commonwealth) 1484 106