Index to Deeds: 421-423 Marlborough (33-35 Massachusetts Avenue)

The following is an index to property transfer deeds, easements, and party wall 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
26Jun1981 421-423 Marlborough Street Corporation 421-423 Marlborough Street Condominium 9805 258
10Jun1981 Andrew Saggese, Jr., trustee, Fidelity Realty Trust 421-423 Marlborough Street Corporation 9776 141
26Dec1978 Andrew Saggese, Jr., trustee, Drew Realty Trust Andrew Sagesse, Jr., trustee. Fidelity Realty Trust 9131 440
28Jan1977 Barnett N. Samuels, Burton Samuels and Martin A. Samuels, trustees under trust dated 2Jan1964 Anthony Sagesse, Jr., trustee, Drew Realty Trust 8931 74
02Oct1964 Louise Robinson, trustee, Louise Robinson Realty Trust Barnett N. Samuels, Martin A. Samuels, and Burton Samuels, trustees under a declaration of trust dated 2Jan1964 7893 168
04Feb1963 Ezra Wolfson, Alvin Wolfson, and Harold Wolfson, trustees, Newbury Realty Trust Louise Robinson, trustee, Louise Robinson Realty Trust 7719 560
31Oct1961 Wallace R. Marden, trustee, Investment Realty Trust Ezra Wolfson, Alvin Wolfson, and Harold Wolfson, trustees, Newbury Realty Trust 7601 280
31Aug1943 Gladys L. Young, trustee, Corner Realty Trust Wallace R. Marden, trustee, Investment Realty Trust 6063 239
01May1941 Cape Ann Savings Bank Gladys L. Young, trustee, Corner Realty Trust 5917 65
13Feb1928 Ezra L. Phillips Cape Ann Savings Bank 4978 28
10Feb1928 William N. Ambler (foreclosure of mortgage given by William N. Ambler to Cape Ann Savings Bank and sale by the bank to Ezra Phillips) Ezra L. Phillips 4978 24
02Nov1925 William N. Ambler Edward J. Ball 4737 328
15Jun1925 Mary M. O’Brien William N. Ambler 4708 48
01Jun1925 Herbert G. Sumner and Walter E. Hewing, trustees, Marlborough Real Estate Trust Mary M. O’Brien 4687 261
19Jan1912 Washington B. Thomas (421-423 Marlborough) Leslie C. Wead and Edward Peirce, trustees, Marlborough Real Estate Trust 3603 390
01May1892 Elijah A. Shaw (423 Marlborough) Washington B. Thomas 2060 222
07Nov1891 Royal E. Robbins (421 Marlborough) Washington B. Thomas 2027 303
12Jun1890 Edwin B. Horn (423 Marlborough: Lot with 24 foot frontage and building) Elijah A. Shaw 1941 257
28Apr1890 Edwin B. Horn (421 Marlborough: Lot with 29 foot frontage on Marlborough and 79 foot frontage on Massachusetts Avenue, and building) Royal E. Robbins 1932 182
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
14Oct1889 Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (Lot with 53 foot frontage on Marlborough and 79 foot frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) Edwin B. Horn 1904 183
20Feb1883 Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (Lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell 1588 434
01Jun1880 Boston Water Power Company Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees 1495 35
01Mar1872 Boston Water Power Company Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees 1095 1
Party Wall Agreement
Date of Deed Party One Party Two Book Page
14Oct1889 Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lot at 31 Massachusetts Avenue) Edwin B. Horn (owner of lot at 421-423 Marlborough/33-35 Massachusetts Avenue) 1904 185
07Jun1886 Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lot at 423 Marlborough) George Wheatland, Jr. (owner of lot at 425 Marlborough) 1734 557
 
Easement included in land transfer deed providing for four foot wide passageway across the rear (northern boundary) of 421 Marlborough for access to Massachusetts Avenue by 423 Marlborough
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
28Apr1890 Edwin B. Horn (seller of 421 Marlborough and owner of 423 Marlborough) Royal E. Robbins (purchaser of 421 Marlborough) 1932 182
Agreement by the owners of land on Beacon and Marlborough between West Chester Park (Massachusetts Avenue) and Ipswich Street (Charlesgate East) (1) providing for a sixteen foot wide passageway between the lots on Beacon and the lots on Marlborough to a point about 452 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue and then turning south to connect with Marlborough; and (2) establishing a setback requirement for a portion of the north side of Marlborough, specifically requiring that (a) buildings on lots located between Massachusetts Avenue and 125 feet west thereof must be set back 10 feet from Marlborough, and (b) buildings located on lots between 125 feet and 323.66 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue must be set back by a line that is 10 feet north of Marlborough on the east (at a point 125 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue) and 5 feet north of Marlborough on the west (at a point 323.33 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue); and further providing that that steps, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building are permitted in the reserved space, and bays and bows are permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations.
Date Party One Party Two Party Three Book Page
10Jun1885 Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees (owners of lot running from Charlesgate East to a point on Beacon 200 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue and to a point on Marlborough 323.66 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue) Henry M. Whitney (owner of lot with 75 foot frontage on Beacon and 198.66 feet on Marlborough) Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and Marlborough) 1685 433
Building restriction included in land transfer deed specifying that buildings erected on Marlborough shall be set back 5 feet from Marlborough, provided that steps, windows, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building are permitted in the reserved space, and bays and bows are permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations.
Date Grantor Grantee Book Page
20Feb1883 Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (seller of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon, Marlborough, and Commonwealth, and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (purchaser of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon, Marlborough, and Commonwealth, and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) 1588 434