The following is an index to property transfer deeds, easements, and party wall, passageway, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2020. 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 |
31Dec2020 | S&D Boston Properties LLC | Rafla Properties LLC | 64576 | 327 |
01Dec2016 | Robert G. Pettit | Rafla Properties LLC and S&D Boston Properties LLC | 57209 | 193 |
25Jan1990 | Edward J. Hall and Robert G. Pettit | Robert G. Pettit | 16084 | 237 |
12Oct1972 | Edward J. Hall. Daniel Schurz, and Robert G. Pettit | Edward J. Hall and Robert G. Pettit | 8573 | 358 |
06Nov1970 | Daniel R. Schurz | Edward J. Hall, Daniel R. Schurz, and Robert G. Pettit | 8415 | 318 |
08Apr1969 | Francis G. Mazzola, trustee, Gerardo A. Realty Trust | Daniel R. Schurz | 8275 | 139 |
20Feb1968 | Mary A. Cocuzzo and Nancy A. Casey | Francis G. Mazzola, trustee, Gerardo A. Realty Trust | 8184 | 365 |
13Dec1965 | Russell Amaral, trustee, Sudan Realty Trust | Mary A. Cocuzzo and Nancy A. Casey | 8004 | 679 |
06Mar1964 | Robert F. McMurray | Russell Amaral, trustee, Sudan Realty Trust | 7827 | 187 |
25Feb1964 | Russell Amaral, trustee, Russell Realty Trust | Robert F. McMurray | 7824 | 181 |
16Nov1962 | Irving J. Kennedy and Louise M. Kennedy, husband and wife | Russell Amaral, trustee, Russell Realty Trust | 7712 | 256 |
01Mar1943 | Marcellus Reeves and Irma F. Reeves, husband and wife | Irving J. Kennedy and Louise M. Kennedy, husband and wife | 6026 | 459 |
11Mar1937 | Francis Minot Blake | Marcellus Reeves and Irma F. Reeves, husband and wife | 5657 | 335 |
29Jan1937 | Marcellus Reeves (foreclosure of mortgage) | Francis Minot Blake | 5646 | 424 |
11Jul1929 | Marcellus Reeves | Irma F. Reeves, wife of Marcellus Reeves | 5115 | 75 |
14May1929 | Francis Minot Blake | Marcellus Reeves | 5100 | 570 |
14Sep1894 | George Lemist Clarke | Annie A. Blake, wife of Edward D. Blake | 2224 | 194 |
14Sep1894 | Edward D. Blake | George Lemist Clarke | 2224 | 193 |
01Jun1892 | Barnabas T. Morrison | Edward D. Blake | 2063 | 241 |
03May1892 | Philip G. Morrison | Barnabas T. Morrison | 2056 | 607 |
29Aug1890 | John A. Irwin and Lucy Irwin, his wife, in her own right | Philip G. Morrison | 1954 | 85 |
12Dec1887 | George Wheatland, Jr. (lot with 24 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Lucy Irwin, wife of John A. Irwin | 1803 | 372 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
07Jun1886 | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (lot with 24 foot frontage) | George Wheatland, Jr. | 1734 | 548 |
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 |
07Jun1886 | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lots at 424 Marlborough and 47-49-51 Massachusetts Avenue) | George Wheatland, Jr. (owner of lot at 426 Marlborough) | 1734 | 550 |
14Apr1886 | Ella J. Morse, wife of Albert H. Morse (owner of lot at 428 Marlborough) | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owner of lot at 426 Marlborough) | 1720 | 165 |
Agreement with by owners of land between the south side of Marlborough and north side of Commonwealth, west of West Chester Park: (1) establishing (a) a 16 foot wide passageway running west from Massachusetts Avenue between the lots at 424-428 Marlborough and 47-51 Massachusetts Avenue to the north and the lots at 371-377 Commonwealth to the south; (b) a 14 foot wide passageway running south from Marlborough and connecting with the 16 foot passageway; and (c) a five foot wide passageway running west from the intersection of the 16 foot wide passageway and the 14 foot wide passageway, ending at the eastern boundary of 391 Commonwealth; and (2) specifying that owners of properties on either side of 14 foot passageway (i.e., 428 Marlborough and 430 Marlborough) may “project bay windows and other similar projections at height not less than thirteen feet above the ground and not extending beyond to center of the way.” | ||||
15Mar1886 | George Wheatland, Jr. (owner of land west of lots at 428 Marlborough and 377 Commonwealth) | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lots at 424-428 Marlborough, 47-51 Massachusetts Avenue, and 371-377 Commonwealth | 1717 | 17 |
Building restriction contained in land transfer deed requiring that buildings on Marlborough Street must be set back 5 feet, with the exception of steps, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building, which are permitted in the reserved space, and for bays and bows, which are permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations as set forth in the deed. | ||||
20Feb1883 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (sellers of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) | Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (purchasers of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and 246.77 frontage on Massachusetts Avenue) | 1588 | 434 |