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 |
| 09Apr2007 | Terra Green II LLC (413-415 Commonwealth and 24 Charlesgate East) | The Meads of Commonwealth Condominium | 41631 | 269 |
| 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 |
| 30Jun1949 | Owen Tudor (413-415 Commonwealth) | The Garland School, a Junior College | 6530 | 392 |
| 30Jun1949 | The Garland School, a Junior College (413-415 Commonwealth) | Owen Tudor | 6530 | 390 |
| 29Aug1940 | Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston (413 Commonwealth) | The Garland School of Home Making | 5876 | 472 |
| 06Jan1938 | Francis I. Amory and Grace J. Amory, his wife, in her own right (foreclosure of mortgage) | Provident Institution for Savings in the Town of Boston | 5706 | 81 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 28May1890 | Walter Hunnewell (lot with 28 foot frontage) | Grace J. Amory, wife of Francis I. Amory | 1938 | 194 |
| 21Dec1885 | 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 125 foot frontage on Commonwealth and 130 foot frontage on Charlesgate East) | Walter Hunnewell | 1707 | 376 |
| 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 |
| 17Oct1890 | Richard Olney (owner of lot at 415 Commonwealth) | Grace J. Amory, wife of Francis I. Amory (owner of lot at 413 Commonwealth) | 1963 | 199 |
| 12Apr1888 | Walter Hunnewell (owner of lot at 413 Commonwealth) | Dudley L. Pickman (owner of lot at 411 Commonwealth) | 1816 | 68 |
| Building and use restrictions included in land transfer deed, specifying that no building on the premises may be used as a stable | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 21Dec1885 | 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 (seller of lot with 125 foot frontage on Commonwealth and 130 foot frontage on Charlesgate East) | Walter Hunnewell (purchaser of lot with 125 foot frontage on Commonwealth and 130 foot frontage on Charlesgate East) | 1707 | 376 |
| 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 |
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