The following is an index to property transfer deeds, easements, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2015. 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 | ||||||
| 01Oct2007 | James C. Lawless and Christina B., trustees, 31 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | Kristal Property, LLC | 42589 | 345 | ||||||
| 17Jun2002 | James C. Lawless and Christina B., husband and wife | James C. Lawless and Christina B. Lawless, trustees, 31 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | 28900 | 194 | ||||||
| 17Jun2002 | James C. Lawless and Christina B., trustees, Downey Realty Trust | James C. Lawless and Christina B. Lawless, husband and wife | 28900 | 192 | ||||||
| 18Oct1978 | Thomas F. Quinn, guardian of the property of Margaret Q. Coburn | James C. Lawless and Christina B. Lawless, trustees, Downey Realty Trust | 9108 | 77 | ||||||
| 13Jun1951 | Vera Consuelo Cloos | David B. Coburn and Margaret Q. Coburn, husband and wife | 6704 | 202 | ||||||
| 16Feb1951 | Joseph B. Thomas | Vera Consuelo Cloos | 6674 | 365 | ||||||
| 14Apr1950 | Flora E. Skinner | Joseph B. Thomas for his life, and upon his death to Vera Consuelo Cloos, if living, and if not, to Joseph B. Thomas, Jr., and Jane T. Greenough in equal shares | 6599 | 418 | ||||||
| 31Mar1950 | Joseph B. Thomas | Flora E. Skinner | 6599 | 416 | ||||||
| 03Jun1949 | William Tudor Gardiner, Samuel D. Warren and Joseph B. Thomas, Jr., trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas | Joseph B. Thomas | 6524 | 372 | ||||||
| 01May1946 | Harry K. Lacey and Helen K. Lacey, widow of Harry B. Lacey | William Tudor Gardiner, Samuel D. Warren and Joseph B. Thomas, Jr., trustees under the will of Joseph B. Thomas | 6222 | 197 | ||||||
| 06Jul1939 | Phyllis A. Goodman | Harry B. Lacey | 5797 | 624 | ||||||
| 08Dec1937 | Annabel Park Fabyan, widow of Francis Wright Fabyan, formerly Annabel Park, sometimes also called Anabel Park | Phyllis A. Goodman | 5709 | 120 | ||||||
| 05Nov1925 | William J. Stober | Anabel Park | 4743 | 38 | ||||||
| 03Nov1925 | Andrew F. Carter | William J. Stober | 4738 | 474 | ||||||
| 09Apr1923 | Charles B. Taylor | Andrew F. Carter | 4461 | 179 | ||||||
| 08Nov1882 | Charles A. Morss (lot with 22 foot 3 inch frontage and dwelling house) | Charles B. Taylor | 1581 | 287 | ||||||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||||||
| 01Apr1882 | Grenville T. W. Braman and Susie A. Braman, his wife, in her own right (lot with 112 foot frontage on Gloucester and 74 foot frontage on Newbury) | Charles A. Morss | 1560 | 29 | ||||||
| 19Nov1875 | Harvey N. Shepard (lot with 250 foot frontage) | Susie W. Braman, wife of Grenville T. W. Braman | 1303 | 157 | ||||||
| 19Nov1875 | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | Harvey N. Shepard | 1303 | 157 | ||||||
| 16Oct1873 | Harvey N. Shepard | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | 1182 | 271 | ||||||
| 16Oct1873 | Nathan Matthews | Harvey N. Shepard | 1182 | 270 | ||||||
| 30May1873 | David N. Skillings, trustee of an indenture between David N. Skillings, Charles Whitney, David Whitney, Jr., and Lawrence Barnes | Nathan Matthews | 1163 | 259 | ||||||
| 02Jan1871 | Nathan Matthews | David N. Skillings, trustee | 1029 | 238 | ||||||
| 02Jan1871 | David Sears, Jr., Frederick R. Sears, and Knyvet Sears | Nathan Matthews | 1029 | 233 | ||||||
| 10Feb1859 | David Sears | David Sears, Jr., Frederick Richard Sears, and Knyvet Winthrop Sears | 819 | 233 | ||||||
| Easements permitting owners of 29 Gloucester to park behind a portion of the rear of 31 Gloucester and permitting owners of 31 Gloucester to park behind a portion of 29 Gloucester | ||||||||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page | ||||||
| 01Oct2007 | James C. Lawless and Christina H. Lawless, trustees, 29 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | James C. Lawless and Christina H. Lawless, trustees, 31 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | 42589 | 342 | ||||||
| 01Oct2007 | James C. Lawless and Christina H. Lawless, trustees, 31 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | James C. Lawless and Christina H. Lawless, trustees, 29 Gloucester Street Real Estate Trust | 42589 | 339 | ||||||
| Easement included in land transfer deeds providing passageway 3 feet 6 inches wide on the easterly boundary of 29-31 Gloucester to provide access to the alley for 29-31-33 Gloucester | ||||||||||
| Date | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||||||
| 09Mar1883 | Charles A. Morss (seller of 29 Gloucester) | Anna B. Manning (purchaser of 29 Gloucester) | 1592 | 510 | ||||||
| 22Jan1883 | Charles A. Morss (seller of 33 Gloucester) | Martha S. Elkins, wife of Richard G. Elkins (buyer of 33 Gloucester) | 1587 | 241 | ||||||
| 08Nov1882 | Charles A. Morss (seller of 31 Gloucester) | Charles B. Taylor (purchaser of 31 Gloucester) | 1581 | 287 | ||||||
| Building Restriction Agreements | ||||||||||
| Date | Parties to the Agreement | Book | Page | |||||||
| 12Jun1876 | Owners of property on Commonwealth and Newbury between the land of the Commonwealth on the east, and Gloucester Street on the west: Susie A. Braman, Charles H. Mann, George B. Hyde, Asa P. Potter, N. Matthews, National Bank of Commerce, George H. Braman, Boylston National Bank of Boston, D. J. Potter | 1330 | 300 | |||||||
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