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 to 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: 4-5 Arlington | ||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||
| 15May1995 | Robert F. Oberkoetter, trustee, 4-5 Arlington Street Trust | 4-5 Arlington Street Condominium | 19757 | 22 | ||
| 29Jul1994 | Beacon-Arlington LP | Robert F. Oberkoetter, trustee, 4-5 Arlington Street Trust | 19229 | 139 | ||
| 29Sep1993 | Macmillan Inc. | Beacon-Arlington LP | 18559 | 201 | ||
| 29Jun1989 | William F. Reilly, Beverly C. Chell, and Eleanor P. Vreeland, trustees, Katharine Gibbs Realty Trust | Macmillan Inc. | 15684 | 67 | ||
| 31May1962 | Gordon Bibbs, Blanche L. Gibbs, and Edward L. Kane, trustees, The Big Five Trust | William F. Reilly, Beverly C. Chell, and Eleanor P. Vreeland, trustees, Katharine Gibbs Realty Trust | 7649 | 315 | ||
| 04Jan1946 | Louis J. Binda | Carleton Hunneman, Edward L. Francis, Robert Livermore, Jr., and Edward E. Wendell, trustees, The Big Five Trust | 6196 | 582 | ||
| 02Jan1946 | Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity | Louis J. Binda | 6196 | 577 | ||
| 02Jan1946 | Carleton Hunneman, Edward E. Wendell, Robert Livermore, Jr., and Edward L. Francis, trustees, Limechest Real Estate Trust | Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity | 6196 | 575 | ||
| 01Feb1935 | Louis J. Binda | Alfred W. Gouglass and Carleton Hunneman, trustees, The Limchest Real Estate Trust | 5511 | 392 | ||
| 01Feb1935 | Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity | Louis J. Binda | 5511 | 384 | ||
| 20Nov1931 | Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity | Institution for Savings in Roxbury and its Vicinity | 5296 | 444 | ||
| Transfers of Land and Buildings: 4 Arlington | ||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||
| 30Jun1926 | Edward J. Ball | Harry F. Estabrook | 4700 | 275 | ||
| 11Jun1925 | William N. Ambler | Edward J. Ball | 4690 | 451 | ||
| 08Jun1925 | Edward J. Ball | William N. Ambler | 4690 | 446 | ||
| 01Jun1925 | William W. Vaughan and Samuel Vaughan, trustees, under the will of Henry H. Atkins (one-fourth interest); John E. Folger and J. Henry Russell, trustees under the will of John E. Atkins (three-eighths interest); Massachusetts General Hospital (three-sixteenths interest; and The Children’s Hospital (three-sixteenths interest) | Edward J. Ball | 4690 | 443 | ||
| 09Jul1914 | John B. Folger and Laurence Minot, trustees under the will of John E. Atkins (one-eighth interest) | The Children’s Hospital | 3827 | 31 | ||
| 09Jul1914 | John B. Folger and Laurence Minot, trustees under the will of John E. Atkins (one-eighth interest) | Massachusetts General Hospital | 3827 | 27 | ||
| 09Jul1914 | John B. Folger and Laurence Minot, trustees under the will of John E. Atkins (one-sixteenth interest) | The Children’s Hospital | 3827 | 24 | ||
| 09Jul1914 | John B. Folger and Laurence Minot, trustees under the will of John E. Atkins (one-sixteenth interest) | Massachusetts General Hospital | 3827 | 21 | ||
| 10May1910 | Addie E. Simons, formerly Addie E. Playle, former wife of Henry Atkins Playle (release of all dower interest in property of Henry Atkins Playle) | John B. Folger | 3454 | 640 | ||
| 08May1906 | Edward Fesser Playle (one-thirtysecond) | John B. Folger | 3135 | 182 | ||
| 08May1906 | John E. Atkins, surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (one-thirtyseconds) | Edward Fesser Playle | 3135 | 177 | ||
| 08May1906 | John E. Atkins, surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (two-thirtyseconds) | John B. Folger | 3133 | 443 | ||
| 08May1906 | Charles G. Lundell (four-thirtyseconds) | John B. Folger | 3133 | 438 | ||
| 08May1906 | John E. Atkins, surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (four-thirtyseconds) | Charles G. Lundell | 3133 | 433 | ||
| 08May1906 | Henry A. Playle (one-thirtysecond) | John B. Folger | 3128 | 198 | ||
| 07May1906 | John E. Atkins, surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (one-thirtysecond) | Henry A. Playle | 3128 | 193 | ||
| 30Nov1898 | Henry Atkins Playle (one-eighth interest) | John B. Folger | 2571 | 71 | ||
| 30Nov1898 | Edward Fesser Playle and Elizabeth Playle, his wife, in her own right (one-eighth interest) | John B. Folger | 2571 | 65 | ||
| 19Nov1896 | John E. Atkins, sole surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (one-eighth interest) | Henry Atkins Playle | 2402 | 353 | ||
| 29Oct1891 | Richard Charles Rathborne (one-eighth interest) | Elizabeth Playle, wife of Edward Fesser Playle | 2028 | 264 | ||
| 29Oct1891 | Edward Fesser Playle (one-eighth interest) | Richard Charles Rathborne | 2028 | 257 | ||
| 30Jun1891 | John E. Atkins, sole surviving trustee under the will of Henry Atkins (one-eighth interest) | Edward Fesser Playle | 2012 | 484 | ||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||
| 17May1858 | Peleg Chandler (50%) | Henry Atkins | 778 | 212 | ||
| 17May1858 | Henry Lee, Jr. (25%) | Henry Atkins | 778 | 211 | ||
| 17May1858 | J. Amory Davis (25%) | Henry Atkins | 778 | 210 | ||
| 02Sep1858 | George Goss and Norman C. Munson | Peleg W. Chandler (50%) | 746 | 235 | ||
| 02Sep1858 | George Goss and Norman C. Munson | Henry Lee, Jr. (25%) | 746 | 233 | ||
| 02Sep1858 | George Goss and Norman C. Munson | J. Amory Davis (25%) | 746 | 232 | ||
| 02Sep1858 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | George Goss and Norman C. Munson | 743 | 229 | ||
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||||
| Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Party Three | Book | Page | |
| 18May1860 | William Carpenter and Horace Jenkins (5-6 Arlington) | William R. Lawrence (7 Arlington) | Henry Atkins (4 Arlington) | 779 | 131 | |
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