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 | ||
| 10Sep1981 | James M. Sullivan and Charles S. Rosenblum, trustees, 405 Marlborough Street Trust | 405 Marlborough Condominium | 9837 | 604 | ||
| 10Jun1981 | William H. Schwartz, III, and David L. Crary | Dorothy M. Desmond and James W. Sullivan, trustees, 405 Malborough Street Trust | 9778 | 339 | ||
| 19Jan1981 | Henrietta M. Schwartz (one-third undivided interest) | William H. Schwartz,III | 9661 | 143 | ||
| 05Sep1979 | David A. Gardner and Glenna Lynn Shostack | William H. Schwartz, III, David L. Crary, and Henrietta M. Schwartz | 9264 | 252 | ||
| 13Apr1973 | Barry D. Hoffman | David A. Gardner and Glenna Lynn Shostack | 8620 | 217 | ||
| 15Oct1969 | John M. Lecoq, trustee, 405 Marlborough Street Trust | Barry D. Hoffman | 8318 | 300 | ||
| 01Sep1967 | Hiram Diamond and Samuel M. Diamond, trustees, Amory Park Realty Trust | John M. Lecoq, trustee, 405 Marlborough Street Trust | 8144 | 480 | ||
| 29Jan1957 | Gabriel Kahn | Hiram Diamond and Samuel M. Diamond, trustees, Amory Park Realty Trust | 7214 | 77 | ||
| 01Jul1948 | Ellen Realty Corp. | Gabriel Kahn | 6443 | 281 | ||
| 25Sep1946 | Dryco Properties, Inc. | Ellen Realty Corp. | 6265 | 68 | ||
| 01Feb1937 | City Institution for Savings | Dryco Properties, Inc. | 5649 | 561 | ||
| 05May1933 | Edward F. McKeon | City Institution for Savings | 5382 | 393 | ||
| 26Oct1931 | James M. Todd | Edward F. McKeon | 5296 | 366 | ||
| 01Nov1922 | Arthur G. Woodbridge | James M. Todd | 4412 | 225 | ||
| 31Oct1922 | Willard Welsh Realty Co. and J. Sumner Draper | Arthur G. Woodbridge | 4412 | 221 | ||
| 20Oct1920 | Robert M. Dobbins | Willard Welsh Realty Co. and J. Sumner Draper | 4258 | 537 | ||
| 21Jul1920 | W. Henry Ross | Robert M. Dobbins | 4240 | 559 | ||
| 21Jul1920 | Frederick A. Thayer | W. Henry Ross | 4241 | 81 | ||
| 21Jul1920 | William N. Ambler (release of equity) | Frederick A. Thayer | 4241 | 81 | ||
| 12Apr1920 | William N. Ambler (foreclosure of deed given by William Ambler to Sarah E. Hodson and assigned by her to Robert M. Dobbins) | Frederick A. Thayer | 4214 | 625 | ||
| 23Nov1916 | Sarah E. Hodson | William N. Ambler | 3997 | 243 | ||
| 07Jul1916 | Lillior T. Nutting | Sarah E. Hodson | 3966 | 626 | ||
| 07Jul1916 | Sarah E. Hodson (405 Marlborough) | Lillior T. Nutting | 3966 | 623 | ||
| 26Feb1916 | Alonzo N. Burbank (405-407 Marlborough) | Sarah E. Hodson | 3940 | 194 | ||
| 06Dec1902 | Robert W. Lord, trustee under the will of Robert Waterston for the benefit of Marian R. Lord | Alonzo N. Burbank | 2868 | 600 | ||
| 13Jan1896 | Benjamin L. M. Tower and Eliza C. Tower, his wife, in her own right | Robert W. Lord, trustee under the will of Robert Waterston for the benefit of Marian R. Lord | 2333 | 93 | ||
| 07Aug1893 | Edmund H. Talbot | Eliza C. Tower, wife of Benjamin L. M. Tower | 2147 | 393 | ||
| 07Aug1893 | Benjamin L. M. Tower | Edmund H. Talbot | 2147 | 391 | ||
| 01Oct1889 | Edwin B. Horn (lot with 27 foot frontage and building) | Benjamin L. M. Tower | 1900 | 353 | ||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | ||
| 16Jan1889 | Nelson S. Bartlett (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Edwin B. Horn | 1858 | 26 | ||
| 01Feb1887 | Anna Sears Amory (lot with 27 foot frontage) | Nelson S. Bartlett | 1758 | 223 | ||
| 07Jul1884 (recorded 21Jul1884) | George H. Lyman, Jr., and Caroline Amory Lyman, his wife, in her own right (one-half undivided interest in lot with 27 foot frontage) | William Amory, Jr., guardian of Anna Sears Amory, a minor | 1645 | 607 | ||
| 07Jul1884 (recorded 21Jul1884) | William Amory, Jr. (confirmatory deed, lot with 54 foot frontage) | Caroline Amory Lyman, wife of George Lyman, and William Amory, Jr., guardian of Anna Sears Amory, a minor | 1645 | 606 | ||
| 10Feb1881 (recorded 21Jul1884) | William Amory, Jr. (lot with 54 foot frontage) | William Amory, Jr., guardian of Caroline Amory and Anna Sears Amory, minors | 1645 | 605 | ||
| 10Feb1881 | George P. Bangs and Charles P. Horton (lot with 134 foot frontage) | William Amory, Jr. | 1515 | 382 | ||
| 23Jan1880 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 199.42 foot frontage) | George P. Bangs and Charles P. Horton | 1482 | 61 | ||
| 01Feb1879 | Chester M. Dawes (irregular lot with 55.17 foot frontage on 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 | ||
| Agreement with respect to windows in the party wall between 403 and 405 Marlborough | ||||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page | ||
| 22Jun1889 | Charles H. Tilton (owner of 403 Marlborough) | Edwin B. Horn (owner of 405 Marlborough) | 1885 | 222 | ||
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page | ||
| 01Feb1886 | William Amory, Jr., guardian of Anna S. Amory, a minor (owner of lot at 405 Marlborough) | William Simes (owner of lot at 403 Marlborough) | 1712 | 60 | ||
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