The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall, use, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the property 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 |
18Oct2012 | HD 407-411 LLC (407-409-411 Commonwealth) | The Bradley Condominium | 50350 | 164 |
02Nov2010 | Terra Green II LLC (407-409-411 Commonwealth) | HD 407-411 LLC | 47191 | 145 |
28Jun2005 | Simmons College (407-409-411-413-415 Commonwealth and 24 Charlesgate East) | Terra Green II LLC | 37430 | 282 |
21Oct1977 | Garland Junior College (407-409-411-413-415 Commonwealth and 24 Charlesgate East) | Simmons College | 8999 | 551 |
21Mar1952 | Katharine Dexter McCormick (407 Commonwealth) | The Garland School | 6767 | 380 |
27Aug1926 | Louise Amory | Katharine Dexter McCormick | 4830 | 575 |
24Feb1923 | Warwick Potter and Harriet Amory Potter (formerly Harriet Sears Amory), his wife, in her own right | Louise Amory, widow of William Amory | 4446 | 469 |
20May1920 | Louise Amory | Harriet Sears Amory | 4225 | 141 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
27Feb1901 | Walter G. Chase (lot with 24.77 foot frontage) | Louise Amory, wife of William Amory | 2739 | 529 |
22Nov1899 | J. Malcolm Forbes (lot with 24.77 foot frontage) | Walter G. Chase | 2647 | 546 |
19Feb1887 | Louis Curtis (lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | J. Malcolm Forbes | 1760 | 278 |
08Jan1886 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of the Commonwealth Avenue Lands; Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts (lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | Louis Curtis | 1709 | 523 |
01Jun1880 | Dwight Foster, Gilman Collamore, and George F. Richardson, trustees under a bond indenture with the Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (release) | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands | 1495 | 6 |
01Jun1880 | Boston Water Power Company | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands | 1495 | 9 |
Party Wall Agreements | ||||
Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
22Mar1898 | William Minot (owner of 409 Commonwealth) | J. Malcolm Forbes (owner of lot at 407 Commonwealth) | 2515 | 238 |
12Apr1888 | Grace J. Amory, wife of Francis I. Amory (owner of lot at 409 Commonwealth) | J. Malcolm Forbes (owner of lot at 407 Commonwealth) | 1818 | 314 |
10Apr1900 | Walter G. Chase (owner of lot at 407 Commonwealth) | Mary H. DuBois (owner of lot at 405 Commonwealth) | 2676 | 50 |
Agreement with respect to windows with shutters installed into the party wall by 407 Commonwealth specifying the right of the owner of 405 Commonwealth to have the shutters removed and windows closed up | ||||
Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
22Nov1901 | Louise Amory, wife of William Amory (owner of 407 Commonwealth) | Mary H. DuBois (owner of 405 Commonwealth) | 2792 | 510 |
Building and use restrictions included in land transfer deed, specifying that no building on the premises may be used as a stable, and that no building of more than one story in height may be erected within thirty feet of Marlborough | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
08Jan1886 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of the Commonwealth Avenue Lands; Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts (sellers of lot with 104.77 foot frontage) | Louis Curtis | 1709 | 523 |
Agreement by owners of land on the north and south sides of Marlborough between West Chester Park (Massachusetts Avenue) and the Beacon entrance to Back Bay Park (Charlesgate East) requiring that buildings must be set back 5 feet from Marlborough except for projections as specified in Book 1588, p. 434 (20Feb1883) [which provided that steps, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building would be permitted in the reserved space, and bays and bows would be permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations as set forth in the deed]. This 5 foot setback requirement was modified with respect to the north side of Marlborough by a subsequent agreement dated 10Jun1885 (Book 1685, p. 433) | ||||
Date of Deed | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
20Feb1883 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of the Commonwealth Avenue Lands; Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1588 | 437 |