The following is an index to property transfer deeds 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 | |||
31Aug2004 | Matthew C. Simpson, trustee, 435 Marlborough Street Realty Trust | 435 Marlborough Street Condominium | 35414 | 259 | |||
01Jun2004 | Peter A. Bailey, trustee, 435 Marlborough Realty Trust | Matthew C. Simpson, trustee, 435 Marlborough Street Realty Trust | 34692 | 239 | |||
30Apr2003 | Prospect One Realty, LLC | Peter A. Bailey, trustee, 435 Marlborough Realty Trust | 31316 | 242 | |||
05Jun2002 | Charles C. Patsos, trustee, 435 Marlborough Street Trust | Prospect One Realty, LLC | 28686 | 289 | |||
15Oct1981 | Roger E. Cole | Charles C. Patsos, trustee, 435 Marlborough Street Trust | 9856 | 1 | |||
24Nov1975 | Franklyn G. Bill and Sidney R. Handler, trustees, C and S Realty Trust | Roger E. Cole | 8833 | 534 | |||
30Apr1962 | Franklyn G. Bill | Franklyn G. Bill and Sidney R. Handler, trustees, C and S Realty Trust | 7641 | 568 | |||
28Apr1962 | Katherine Gilgunn, also known as Catherine Gilgunn | Franklyn G. Bill | 7641 | 564 | |||
04Aug1958 | Grace S. Badger | Katherine Gilgunn | 7331 | 364 | |||
17Apr1922 | George S. C. Badger | Grace S. Badger, wife of George S. C. Badger | 4458 | 79 | |||
26Mar1919 | Samuel H. Hudson | George S. C. Badger | 4129 | 534 | |||
14Jan1916 | Max Shoolman | Samuel H. Hudson | 3931 | 360 | |||
11Feb1915 | George F. Swain | Max Shoolman | 3861 | 571 | |||
22Oct1908 | Arthur O. Lord | Mary H. Swain, wife of George F. Swain | 3323 | 104 | |||
29Sep1908 | George F. Swain | Arthur O. Lord | 3323 | 103 | |||
25Apr1894 | David W. Cheever | Katharine K. Swain, wife of George F. Swain | 2193 | 490 | |||
28Jan1887 | Henry M. Whitney (lot with 23.21 foot frontage and dwelling house) | David W. Cheever | 1758 | 17 | |||
Transfers of Unimproved Land | |||||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
24May1886 | Boston Water Power Company (confirmatory deed) | Henry M. Whitney | 1725 | 453 | |||
06Apr1885 | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands (confirmatory deed) | Henry M. Whitney | 1672 | 628 | |||
20Mar1885 | Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands (Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts) | Henry M. Whitney | 1671 | 41 | |||
29Nov1884 | George F. Richardson, Grenville T. W. Braman, and Benjamin F. Brooks, trustees under a bond indenture with the Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (confirmatory deed) | Henry M. Whitney | 1666 | 625 | |||
24Nov1882 (recorded 2Dec1884) | Dwight Foster, Gilman Collamore, and George F. Richardson, trustees under a bond indenture with the Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (foreclosure of mortgage) | Henry M. Whitney | 1660 | 500 | |||
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 | 1495 | 6 | |||
01Jun1880 | Boston Water Power Company | Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | 1495 | 9 | |||
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 | ||
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 | 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 | |||