The following is an index to property transfer deeds 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 |
| 01Sep1981 | 333 Commonwealth, Inc. | 333 Commonwealth Condominium | 9841 | 359 |
| 26Jan1981 | Edward M. Levitt and Arlene Levitt, trustees of The Gardner Realty Trust | 333 Commonwealth, Inc. | 9671 | 172 |
| 18Jun1969 | Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm | Edward M. Levitt, trustee, Gardner Realty Trust | 8290 | 526 |
| 09Jun1953 | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston | Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm | 6874 | 141 |
| 02Mar1953 | The Lafayette Corp. | Roman Catholic Archbishop of Boston | 6850 | 472 |
| 02Oct1944 | Glenwood J. Sherrard | The Lafayette Corp. | 6122 | 377 |
| 02Oct1944 | The Lafayette Company | Glenwood J. Sherrard | 6122 | 375 |
| 27Sep1944 | Maison Lafayette, Inc. | The Lafayette Company | 6122 | 374 |
| 22Jan1943 | City Institution for Savings of Lowell | The Lafayette Company | 5023 | 584 |
| 22Jan1943 | Maison Lafayette, Inc. | City Institution for Savings of Lowell | 5023 | 581 |
| 07Sep1939 | The Lafayette, Inc. (formerly Hotel Lafayette, Inc.) (foreclosure of mortgage by The Lafayette, Inc., to City Institution for Savings) | Maison Lafayette, Inc. | 5812 | 49 |
| 10Nov1934 | City Institution for Savings of Lowell | Hotel Lafayette, Inc. | 5493 | 71 |
| 06Sep1934 | Professional Building Company, Inc. (foreclosure of mortgage) | City Institution for Savings of Lowell | 5475 | 543 |
| 14Nov1922 | Professional Building Co., Inc. | Russell S. Codman, Leavitt C. Parsons, and Allan Forbes, trustees, Commonwealth Home and Office Trust | 4415 | 549 |
| 12Jun1922 | Fannie L. Randall | Professional Building Co., Inc, | 4373 | 564 |
| 26Aug1920 | Ella F. Guild; Ellen A. Goodnow; and Marietta R. Ayer, wife of Fred W. Ayer (three-fourths undivided interest) | Fannie L. Randall | 4248 | 48 |
| 26Aug1920 | Charles F. Guild, trustee under the will of Henry M. Johnson (one-fourth undivided interest) | Fannie L. Randall | 4248 | 46 |
| 09Mar1918 | Hazel B. Rich, individually and as trustee for the benefit of Fred W. Ayer (one-fourth undivided interest) | Marietta R. Ayer, wife of Fred W. Ayer | 4079 | 70 |
| 09Mar1918 | Fred W. Ayer, individually and as executor under the will of Henry M. Johnson (one-fourth undivided interest) | Hazel B. Rich | 4079 | 67 |
| 09Mar1918 | Fred W. Ayer, individually and as executor under the will of Henry M. Johnson (one-fourth undivided interest) | Ellen A. Goodnow | 4079 | 65 |
| 09Mar1918 | Fred W. Ayer, individually and as executor under the will of Henry M. Johnson (one-fourth undivided interest) | Ella Frances Guild | 4079 | 63 |
| 09Mar1918 | Fred W. Ayer, individually and as executor under the will of Henry M. Johnson (one-fourth undivided interest) | John H. Stone, trustee under the will of Henry M. Johnson | 4079 | 61 |
| 22Dec1898 | Henry S. Mackay (foreclosure of mortgage) | Henry M. Johnson, executor under the will of Ellen A. Johnson | 2575 | 287 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 13Feb1895 (recorded 2Aug1895) | Henry M. Johnson and Ellen A. Johnson, his wife, in her own right (lot with 80 foot frontage) | Henry S. Mackay | 2296 | 438 |
| 19Nov1880 | Hasket Derby (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Ellen A. Johnson, wife of Henry M. Johnson | 1509 | 375 |
| 19Nov1880 | Howard Stockton and Mary Stockton, his wife, in her own right (lot with 30 foot frontage) | Ellen A. Johnson, wife of Henry M. Johnson | 1509 | 373 |
| 27Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 30 foot frontage) | Mary Stockton, wife of Howard Stockton | 1450 | 82 |
| 27Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Hasket Derby | 1450 | 81 |
| 01Mar1872 | Boston Water Power Company | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees | 1095 | 1 |
| Party wall stipulations and building restrictions contained in land transfer deeds | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 27Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 30 foot frontage) | Mary Stockton, wife of Howard Stockton | 1450 | 82 |
| 27Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 50 foot frontage) | Hasket Derby | 1450 | 81 |
Back Bay Houses 