The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until the building’s demolition ca. 1925. 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.
For transactions related to the successor building, see separate index for 360-370-380-388 Beacon.
Transfers of Land and Buildings | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
01Jul1924 | Frederic S. Goodwin and Juliet B. H. Goodwin, his wife, in her own right | William J. Burns | 4586 | 10 |
22May1923 | Helen W. McElwain | Juliet B. H. Goodwin, wife of Frederic S. Goodwin | 4479 | 572 |
17Jul1916 | Louis D. Brandeis and Helen W. McElwain, trustees under the will of William H. McElwain | Albert W. Rice, for the use of Helen W. McElwain | 4209 | 494 |
01Jun1911 | Austin T. Wright | Louis D. Brandeis and Helen W. McElwain, trustees under the will of William H. McElwain | 3551 | 184 |
01Jun1911 | Helen W. McElwain | Austin T. Wright | 3551 | 183 |
31Jan1907 | Howard Stockton | Helen W. McElwain, wife of William H. McElwain | 3187 | 248 |
24Mar1877 | George H. Peters (lot with 26 foot 8 inch frontage and dwelling house) | Mary Stockton, wife of Howard Stockton | 1369 | 35 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
01Mar1872 | Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation (lot with 200 foot frontage) | George H. Peters | 1094 | 267 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
09May1899 | James Ford Rhodes (owner of 392 Beacon) | Howard Stockton (owner of 390 Beacon) | 2607 | 410 |
Releases of Interest | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
19Mar1877 | Robert T. Bourne and William Leavitt (release of all interest in land conveyed to George H. Peters by the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corp., Book 1094, p. 267) | George H. Peters | 1369 | 49 |
17Mar1877 | Joseph P. Ellicott, William C. Peters, and James M. W. Hall (release of interest in 390-392-394-396-398 Beacon; release of interest as co-partners with George H. Peters in E. D. Peters & Co.) | George H. Peters | 1369 | 34 |
Confirmatory deed of Book 1094, p. 267, clarifying that western boundary is the eastern line of Gloucester Street and does not include the street itself | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
09Mar1875 | Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation (lot with 200 foot frontage on Beacon) | George H. Peters | 1261 | 259 |