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 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 |
| 30Apr1981 | Nevin S. Scrimshaw and Mary Ware Scrimshaw, husband and wife | 285 Commonwealth Avenue Condominium | 9740 | 236 |
| 24Jan1977 | Milton Schwartz and David Baye, trustees, Meltzer Realty Trust | Nevin S. Scrimshaw and Mary Ware Scrimshaw, husband and wife | 8929 | 568 |
| 30Dec1960 | Philip Meltzer | Philip E. Meltzer and Milton S. Schwartz, trustees, Meltzer Realty Trust | 7531 | 65 |
| 10Jul1953 | John C. Kiley, Jr., and Jean K. Wells, and John C. Kiley, Jr., executor of the will of John C. Kiley | Philip Meltzer | 6883 | 262 |
| 22Jun1944 | Mary E. McNally | John C. Kiley and Bertha Kiley, husband and wife | 6109 | 378 |
| 22Jun1944 | Bertha Kiley | Mary E. McNally | 6109 | 378 |
| 27Dec1932 | John C. Kiley and Bertha Kiley, husband and wife | Graham A. Macomber to the use of Bertha Kiley | 5359 | 490 |
| 21May1931 | Charles L. Hamilton, Charles B. Barnes, and the First National Bank of Boston, executors of the will of Harriet J. Bradbury | John C. Kiley and Bertha Kiley, husband and wife | 5261 | 141 |
| 31Aug1903 | Albert Ivins Croll | Harriet J. Bradbury, wife of Frederick T. Bradbury | 2918 | 239 |
| 08Mar1897 | Washington B. Thomas | Albert Ivins Croll | 2424 | 623 |
| 18May1892 | Frank G. Turner | Washington B. Thomas | 2246 | 487 |
| 18May1892 | Martha T. Thomas, Joseph B. Thomas, and Washington B. Thomas, trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas | Frank G. Turner | 2246 | 485 |
| 20Jan1892 | Frank G. Turner | Martha T. Thomas, Joseph B. Thomas, and Washington B. Thomas, trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas | 2039 | 322 |
| 19Jan1892 | Martha T. Thomas, Joseph B. Thomas, and Washington B. Thomas, trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas | Frank G. Turner | 2039 | 2 |
| 30Jan1886 | Henry Whitwell (lot with 26 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Joseph B. Thomas | 1710 | 289 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 19Sep1881 | Charles S. Butler and Elizabeth N. Butler, his wife, in her own right (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Henry Whitwell | 1538 | 36 |
| 13Dec1879 | Henry Whitwell (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Elizabeth N. Butler, wife of Charles S. Butler | 1478 | 245 |
| 01Apr1872 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees (lot with 190 foot frontage) | Henry Whitwell | 1102 | 130 |
| 01Mar1872 | Boston Water Power Company | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees | 1095 | 1 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 19Jan1892 | Caroline B. Sears, wife of Herbert Sears (owner of lot at 287 Commonwealth) | Frank G. Turner (owner of 285 Commonwealth) | 2039 | 321 |
| Party Wall Stipulations in land transfer deed with respect to wall between 285 and 287 Commonwealth | ||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 11Mar1891 | Frederick A. Whitwell, Samuel H. Whitwell, and Sophia L. Whitwell, in their own right, and Frederick A. Whitwell and Samuel H. Whitwell, executors of the will of Henry Whitwell (seller of lot at 287 Commonwealth) | Washington B. Thomas (purchaser of lot at 287 Commonwealth) | 1985 | 620 |
| 30Jan1886 | Henry Whitwell (seller of 285 Commonwealth) | Joseph B. Thomas (purchaser of 285 Commonwealth) | 1710 | 289 |
| Building restriction included in land transfer deeds specifying that no building shall be built at either 285 Commonwealth or 287 Commonwealth further back than 95 feet from the northerly line of Commonwealth Avenue, provided however that a bay or swell may be extended three feet further provided that it is not within six feet of the adjoining estate. | ||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 20Jan1892 | Frank G. Turner (seller of 285 Commonwealth) | Martha T. Thomas, Joseph B. Thomas, and Washington B. Thomas, trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas (purchaser of 285 Commonwealth) | 2039 | 322 |
| 19Jan1892 | Frank G. Turner (seller of lot at 287 Commonwealth) | Caroline Sears, wife of Herbert M. Sears (purchaser of lot at 287 Commonwealth) | 2039 | 5 |
