The following is an index to property transfer deeds recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2020. 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.
301-303 Marlborough were built on a lot 44 feet wide composed of a 20 foot lot and a 24 foot lot acquired by James Barr Ames on November 15, 1877 (Book 1399, p. 210) and November 20, 1877 (Book 1399, p. 308). When he sold the two houses, the width of the land was indicated as 44 feet 6 inches: 301 Marlborough on November 23, 1878 (Book 1441, p. 275) with a width of 23 feet 6 inches, and 303 Marlborough on September 25, 1878 (Book 1435, p. 51) with a width of 21 feet. This discrepancy has been repeated in subsequent deeds.
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 17Dec2002 | Jeffrey C. Charles, administrator of the estate of Estelle W. Charles | Anthony J. Bordon and Catherine A. Bordon, husband and wife | 30110 | 350 |
| 19Sep1983 | Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust (Confirmatory deed) | Estelle Charles | 10550 | 330 |
| 21Feb1968 | Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust | Estelle Charles | 8189 | 651 |
| 04Dec1962 | Estelle Charles | Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust | 7702 | 309 |
| 22May1962 | Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust | Estelle Charles | 7647 | 474 |
| 02May1962 | Margaret L. Cassidy | Edward Charles, trustee, L and J Realty Trust | 7642 | 433 |
| 03Aug1950 | Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Inc. | Margaret L. Cassidy | 6625 | 574 |
| 23Jun1947 | Kenneth E. Woodman and Helen Woodman, husband and wife | Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery, Inc. | 6339 | 592 |
| 02Sep1941 | Louise Bowes | Kenneth E. Woodman and Helen Woodman, husband and wife | 5944 | 148 |
| 06Mar1941 | Henry P. Binney, Jr. | Louise Bowes | 5907 | 268 |
| 22Dec1938 | Alberta S. Binney, wife of Henry P. Binney | Henry P. Binney, Jr. | 5764 | 408 |
| 11Sep1909 | Everett Morss | Alberta S. Binney, wife of Henry P. Binney | 3391 | 579 |
| 02Jan1894 | Charles A. Morss, Jr. | Everett Morss | 2175 | 5 |
| 17Oct1893 | William D. Smith; Frank G. Smith; and George H. Wilson and Lucy Maria Wilson, his wife, in her own right | Charles A. Morss, Jr. | 2158 | 445 |
| 25Sep1878 | James Barr Ames (lot with 21 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Lucy Ann Smith, wife of William D. Smith | 1435 | 51 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: 21 foot wide lot, composed of 20.5 foot lot to the east, part of a 24 foot lot, and a 6 inch strip to the west, including the eastern half of the party wall with 309 Marlborough | ||||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: western 20.5 feet of a 24 foot lot | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 20Nov1877 | Samuel P. Blagden (lot with 24 foot frontage) | James Barr Ames | 1399 | 308 |
| 20Mar1876 | Theodore R. Glover, trustee for Rebecca P. Glover (foreclosure of mortgage given by J. Dixwell Thompson; lot with 24 foot frontage) | Samuel P. Blagden | 1319 | 65 |
| 19Oct1871 | Franklin Evans (lot with 24 foot frontage) | J. Dixwell Thompson | 1075 | 241 |
| 01Jun1869 | J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. (lot with 24 foot frontage) | Franklin Evans | 964 | 114 |
| 20Apr1866 | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 24 foot frontage) | J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. | 877 | 120 |
| 29Jan1866 | Boston Water Power Company | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees | 871 | 183 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land: 6 inch strip with eastern half of the party wall with 309 Marlborough | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 16May1878 | Harvey Jewell (6 inch strip with party wall) | James B. Ames | 1420 | 79 |
| 14Apr1875 | Daniel W. Beckler and Julia A. Beckler, his wife (foreclosure of mortgage on lot with 72 foot frontage) | Harvey Jewell | 1265 | 199 |
| 12Apr1875 | Axel Dearborn, assignee in bankruptcy of the estate of Daniel W. Beckler (transfer of lot with 72 foot frontage and elimination of associated debt from bankruptcy claims; mortgage remains in effect) | Harvey Jewell | 1265 | 198 |
| 08Oct1874 | Harvey Jewell (lot with 72 foot frontage | Daniel W. Beckler | 1238 | 19 |
| 10Jun1869 | Franklin Evans (lot with 72 foot frontage; Lots 12, 13, and 14 on 1866 Plan) | Harvey Jewell | 967 | 170 |
| 01Jun1869 | J. Templeman J. Coolidge, Jr. (lot with 24 foot frontage; Lot 12 on 1866 Plan) | Franklin Evans | 964 | 115 |
| 20Apr1866 | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees (lot with 24 foot frontage; Lot 12 on 1866 Plan) | J. Templeman Coolidge, Jr. | 877 | 121 |
| 29Jan1866 | Boston Water Power Company | J. Templeman Coolidge, Franklin Evans, and Charles Henry Parker, trustees | 871 | 183 |
| Agreements with respect to purchase of unimproved land: J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope jointly entered into bonds to purchase two lots with a combined frontage of 88 feet: a 64 feet lot to the east and a 24 feet lot to the west. On June 9, 1871, they agreed to divide the land. Pope agreed to purchase the 44 feet to the west (which he combined with other land and used for 295-297-299 Marlborough). Thompson agreed to purchase the eastern 44 feet (which subsequently became the site of 301-303 Marlborough). | ||||
| Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 09Jun1871 | J. Dixwell Thompson (agreement to purchase 20 foot lot and 24 foot lot to the west; subsequently purchased on 17Oct1871, Book 1076, p. 190, and on 19Oct1871, Book 1075, p. 241) | Frederick Pope (agreement to purchase 44 foot lot to the east; subsequently purchased on 17Oct1871, Book 1076, p. 78) | 1053 | 259 |
| 07Dec1870 | Franklin Evans (Bond securing purchase and sale agreement with respect to lot with 24 foot frontage) | J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope | 1029 | 266 |
| 07Dec1870 | Thomas J. Homer, Warren Emerson, J. Homer Pierce, and William Homer, trustees under the will of Sidney Homer (Bond securing purchase and sale agreement with respect to lot with 64 foot frontage) | J. Dixwell Thompson and Frederick Pope | 1029 | 265 |
