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 conversion of the building into condominium units. 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 |
| 17Jul2008 | 404 Marlborough Street LLC | Topliffe-Murphy House Condominium | 43811 | 70 |
| 15May2007 | Genevieve E. Marlin | 404 Marlborough Street LLC | 41802 | 325 |
| 03Oct1995 | 404 Marlborough Street Trust (certificate of recorded ownership) | Genevieve E. Marlin | 20102 | 257 |
| 16Jun1954 | George E. Dunphy and E. Topliffe Dunphy, husband and wife | Eleanor Topliffe Dunphy, trustee, 404 Marlborough Street Trust | 6967 | 363 |
| 30Jan1952 | Ella B. Smith | George E. Dunphy and E. Topliffe Dunphy, husband and wife | 6755 | 357 |
| 30Nov1927 | Charles E. Cotting, executor of the will of Ruth S. T. Cotting | Ella B. Smith, wife of Carl M. Smith | 4961 | 32 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 23Nov1887 | Walter C. Cabot and Benjamin W. Crowninshield (lot with 24 foot frontage) | Charles E. Cotting | 1801 | 396 |
| 20Jan1880 | J. Brooks Fenno and William S. Eaton (lot with 498 foot frontage) | Benjamin W. Crowninshield and Walter C. Cabot | 1488 | 9 |
| 20Jan1880 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (confirmatory deed, one-half undivided interest) | William S. Eaton | 1483 | 28 |
| 20Jan1880 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 498 foot frontage) | J. Brooks Fenno and William S. Eaton | 1483 | 25 |
| 01Feb1879 | Chester M. Dawes (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between the north side Commonwealth Avenue and the south side Marlborough) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1449 | 4 |
| 01Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Chester M. Dawes | 1449 | 3 |
| 30Apr1878 | Boston Water Power Company (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually | 1449 | 3 |
| 01Jun1877 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (release of interest in road known as the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees, and Daniel Davies and Grenville T. W. Braman, individually | 1377 | 109 |
| 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 |
| 23Nov1887 | Walter C. Cabot and Benjamin W. Crowninshield (owners of lot at 406 Marlborough) | Charles E. Cotting (owner of lot at 404 Marlborough) | 1801 | 394 |
| 23Nov1887 | Walter C. Cabot and Benjamin W. Crowninshield (owners of lot at 402 Marlborough) | Charles E. Cotting (owner of lot at 404 Marlborough) | 1801 | 393 |
