The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall, passageway, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2017. 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 |
| 02Apr1979 | Somerset Savings Bank | James R. Holland and Helen D. Holland, husband and wife | 9165 | 507 |
| 07Nov1977 | Delabarre S. Sullivan (foreclosure of mortgage given by Delabarre Sullivan and assumed by subsequent owners) | Somerset Savings Bank | 9007 | 464 |
| 27Dec1973 | Delabarre F. Sullivan | Back Bay Knights of Columbus Building Corporation | 8681 | 340 |
| 11Sep1973 | Bert S. Kagan and Theodore A. Greene, trustees, 375 Commonwealth Avenue Trust | Delabarre F. Sullivan | 8663 | 36 |
| 07Aug1964 | Elizabeth Greene, Edith B. Kagan, Adeline Keller, and Theodore A. Greene | Bert S. Kagan and Theodore A. Greene, trustees, 375 Commonwealth Avenue Trust | 7874 | 1 |
| 29Mar1962 | Emma Gustafson | Lionel D. Greene | 7634 | 304 |
| 01May1957 | Herbert Abrams | Emma Gustafson | 7231 | 142 |
| 01Jun1956 | Herbert L. Tucker | Herbert Abrams | 7155 | 553 |
| 01Jun1956 | Leon M. Ginsburg and Sumner J. Ginsburg | Herbert L. Tucker | 7155 | 550 |
| 19Mar1954 | North-West Realty, Inc. | Leon M. Ginsburg and Sumner J. Ginsburg | 6943 | 533 |
| 14Nov1952 | Leonard A. Weiner and Isaac Liberman | North-West Realty, Inc. | 6826 | 307 |
| 28Mar1951 | Murray B. Brecher | Leonard A. Weiner and Isaac Liberman | 6682 | 276 |
| 30Jun1944 | Barnard H. Weiner and Anna B. Weiner, husband and wife | Murray B. Brecher | 6103 | 208 |
| 19Nov1943 | Charlotte Klane | Barnard H. Weiner and Anna B. Weiner, husband and wife | 6103 | 208 |
| 19Nov1943 | David C. Levin | Charlotte Klane | 6067 | 576 |
| 13Oct1943 | Leominster Savings Bank | David C. Levin | 6062 | 330 |
| 25Oct1939 | Ruth V. Northup (foreclosure of mortgage given by Ruth Northrup and assumed by subsequent owners) | Leominster Savings Bank | 5821 | 385 |
| 26Oct1938 | Ruth V. Northup | Edward J. O’Neil | 5755 | 365 |
| 18Jan1935 | Leominster Savings Bank | Ruth V. Northup | 5509 | 450 |
| 14Jan1935 | Henry J. Ferland (foreclosure of mortgage given by Henry Ferland and assumed by subsequent owners) | Leominster Savings Bank | 5509 | 447 |
| 15Sep1933 | Henry J. Ferland | Somerset Realty Corporation | 5409 | 11 |
| 08Sep1933 | Leominster Savings Bank | Henry J. Ferland | 5403 | 609 |
| 06Dec1932 | W. J. Sinnott Construction Company (foreclosure of mortgage given by W. J. Sinnott Construction and assumed by subsequent owners) | Leominster Savings Bank | 5356 | 587 |
| 04Feb1924 | Sophie V. Reinherz | William H. Golding | 4546 | 479 |
| 01May1923 | Gerald G. E. Street, trustee. No. 375 Commonwealth Avenue Trust | Sophie V. Reinherz | 4463 | 68 |
| 16May1922 | Marian V. Logan | Gerald G. E. Street, trustee. No. 375 Commonwealth Avenue Trust | 4367 | 148 |
| 16May1922 | W. J. Sinnott Construction Company | Marian V. Logan | 4367 | 146 |
| 01Jul1920 | Dorothy E. Hallett | W. J. Sinnott Construction Company | 4236 | 339 |
| 01Oct1919 | Chester L. Dane and Edward C. Bradlee, trustees under the will of Grace A. Oliver | Dorothy E. Hallett | 4170 | 36 |
| 25Jan1919 | Gladwin M. Nead | Chester L. Dane and Edward C. Bradlee, trustees under the will of Grace A. Oliver | 4121 | 416 |
| 25Jan1919 | Holmes M. Jernegan (foreclosure of deed given by Holmes Jernegan to the trustees under the will of James L. Little and assigned by them to the trustees under the will of Grace A. Oliver, who foreclosed and sold the property to Gladwin Nead) | Gladwin M. Nead | 4121 | 413 |
| 09Jun1908 | John W. Long | Mabel Louise Jernegan | 3286 | 268 |
| 09Jun1908 | Holmes M. Jernegan | John W. Long | 3286 | 267 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 18Dec1891 (recorded 22Dec1891) | Albion Knowlton and Mary S. Knowlton, his wife, in her own right (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Holmes M. Jernegan | 2034 | 537 |
| 19Dec1891 (recorded 22Dec1891) | Augustus F. Arnold (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Mary S. Knowlton, wife of Albion Knowlton | 2034 | 535 |
| 01Dec1891 | Sarah C. Bell (lot with 26 foot frontage) | Augustus F. Arnold | 2031 | 322 |
| 29Apr1891 | Carrie A. Sawyer, wife of Arthur W. Sawyer (lot with 80.50 foot frontage) | Sarah C. Bell | 1992 | 257 |
| 23Dec1890 | George W. Nason (lot with 80.50 foot frontage) | Carrie A. Sawyer, wife of Arthur W. Sawyer | 1974 | 81 |
| 22Dec1890 | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (lot with 80.50 foot frontage) | George W. Nason | 1974 | 75 |
| 20Feb1883 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (Lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell | 1588 | 434 |
| 01Jun1880 | Boston Water Power Company | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1495 | 35 |
| 01Jun1880 | Dwight Foster, Gilman Collamore, and George Richardson, trustees under indenture with Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (release) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1495 | 33 |
| 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 |
| 01Dec1891 | Sarah C. Bell (owner of lot at 373 Commonwealth) | Augustus F. Arnold (owner of lot at 375 Commonwealth) | 2031 | 324 |
| 12Mar1889 | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owner of lot at 375 Commonwealth) | Josiah B. Kendall (owner of lot at 377 Commonwealth) | 1867 | 37 |
| Agreement modifying earlier building restriction included in Book 2034, p. 537 (19Dec1891), specifying that until December 19, 1911, (a) any building built at 375 Commonwealth shall be a single dwelling house not more than four stories in height with the depth limited to not more than 62 feet north from the front line of 377 Commonwealth, but allowing for “the usual projections” in the front and for a bay window in the rear projecting from the second and third not more than 2.5 feet, the west side of which shall be no closer than 11 feet from the boundary line between 375 Commonwealth and 377 Commonwealth; and (b) a triangular parcel of land at the rear of 375 Commonwealth shall be kept open to the sky to provide light and air for 377 Commonwealth, that parcel beginning at a point on the western boundary between 375 and 377 Commonwealth 58 feet 8 inches north of the front of 377 Commonwealth, running north 3 feet 4 inches, thence east 3 feet 4 inches, thence southwest 4 feet 8 inches to the point of beginning. | ||||
| Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 15Jun1892 | Mary S. Knowlton, wife of Albion Knowlton (owner of 377 Commonwealth) | Holmes M. Jernegan (owner of 375 Commonwealth) | 2066 | 400 |
| Building restriction included in land transfer deed, specifying that until December 19, 1921, any building built at 375 Commonwealth shall be a single dwelling house not more than four stories in height with the depth limited to not more than 62 feet north from the front line of 377 Commonwealth | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 18Dec1891 | Albion Knowlton and Mary S. Knowlton, his wife, in her own right (seller of lot ay 375 Commonwealth and owner of 377 Commonwealth) | Holmes M. Jernegan (purchaser of 375 Commonwealth) | 2034 | 537 |
| Agreement with by owners of land between the south side of Marlborough and north side of Commonwealth, west of West Chester Park: (1) establishing (a) a 16 foot wide passageway running west from Massachusetts Avenue between the lots at 424-428 Marlborough and 47-51 Massachusetts Avenue to the north and the lots at 371-377 Commonwealth to the south; (b) a 14 foot wide passageway running south from Marlborough and connecting with the 16 foot passageway; and (c) a five foot wide passageway running west from the intersection of the 16 foot wide passageway and the 14 foot wide passageway, ending at the eastern boundary of 391 Commonwealth; and (2) specifying that owners of properties on either side of 14 foot passageway (i.e., 428 Marlborough and 430 Marlborough) may “project bay windows and other similar projections at height not less than thirteen feet above the ground and not extending beyond to center of the way.” | ||||
| 15Mar1886 | George Wheatland, Jr. (owner of land west of lots at 428 Marlborough and 377 Commonwealth) | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lots at 424-428 Marlborough, 47-51 Massachusetts Avenue, and 371-377 Commonwealth | 1717 | 17 |
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