The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2017. 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 |
14Jan1998 | Michael J. Callahan | 455 Beacon, LLC | 22091 | 339 |
23Dec1988 | Baycroft, Inc. | Michael J. Callahan | 15258 | 341 |
30Jun1972 | Michael J. Callahan and Frances M. Callahen, husband and wife | Baycroft, Inc. | 8599 | 522 |
31Jan1956 | Mary L. Torpey | Michael J. Callahan and Frances M. Callahan, husband and wife | 7127 | 223 |
31Jan1956 | Michael J. Callahan and Frances M. Callahan, in her own right | Mary L. Torpey | 7127 | 222 |
14Dec1953 | John J. Ryan, administrator of the estate of Lydia R. Adams | Frances M. Callahan | 6922 | 355 |
18Jul1947 | Eugene N. Siskind | Lydia R. Adams | 6348 | 156 |
18Dec1940 | Frederick E. Ordway | Eugene N. Siskind | 5895 | 523 |
18Dec1940 | Bristol County Trust Company | Frederick E. Ordway | 5895 | 521 |
11Jan1932 | James M. Burr (foreclosure of mortgage given by James Burr and assumed by subsequent owners) | Bristol County Trust Company | 5306 | 388 |
05Sep1928 | James M. Burr | Martha Cogan | 5034 | 605 |
05Sep1928 | Martha Cogan | James M. Burr | 5034 | 603 |
20Aug1928 | North End Savings Bank | Martha Cogan | 5032 | 267 |
03Aug1928 | Willard C. Lyman and Clara Frost Lyman (foreclosure of mortgage given by Willard C. Lyman and Clara Frost Lyman and assumed by subsequent owner) | North End Savings Bank | 5026 | 381 |
31Aug1926 | Clara Frost Lyman (foreclosure of mortgage given by Clara Frost Lyman to Esther Herman and sale to Harris Leshefsky) | Harris Leshefsky | 4833 | 113 |
05Feb1925 | Arthur M. Jones and Eleanor H. Jones | Clara Frost Lyman | 4652 | 294 |
16Oct1905 | Helen A. Stevens | Mary L. Jones, wife of Charles W. Jones | 3078 | 125 |
26Oct1887 | Asa H. Caton (lot with 24 foot frontage and dwelling house) | Helen A. Stevens, wife of Horace H. Stevens | 1795 | 545 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
01Jul1886 | John H. Sturgis (lot with 96 foot frontage) | Asa H. Caton | 1732 | 210 |
16Feb1880 | Amity B. Davies; Susie A. Braman, wife of Grenville T. W. Braman, in her own right; Charles H. Davies; and Grenville T. W. Braman (lot with 50 foot 3 inch frontage) | John H. Sturgis | 1483 | 249 |
16Feb1880 | Charles H. Davies, administrator of the estate of Daniel Davies (lot with 50 foot 3 inch frontage) | John H. Sturgis | 1483 | 245 |
24Jan1880 | George H. Braman (lot with 16 foot 9 inch frontage) | John H. Sturgis | 1483 | 243 |
24Jan1880 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 375 foot frontage on Beacon and 112 foot frontage on West Chester Park) | John H. Sturgis | 1483 | 241 |
12Dec1879 | Chester M. Dawes (confirmatory deed with respect to the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman | 1478 | 217 |
01Feb1879 | Amity B. Davies, Charles H. Davies, Ella J. Davies, Grenville T. W. Braman, and Susie A. Braman, being the heirs at law and all parties interested in the estate of Daniel Davies (lot with 16 foot 9 inch frontage) | George H. Braman | 1449 | 10 |
01Feb1879 | Chester M. Dawes (irregular lot with 13.55 foot frontage on alley) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1449 | 7 |
01Feb1879 | Amity B. Davies, Charles H. Davies, Ella J. Davies, Grenville T. W. Braman, and Susie A. Braman, being the heirs at law and all parties interested in the estate of Daniel Davies (irregular lot with 13.55 foot on alley) | Chester M. Dawes | 1449 | 6 |
01Feb1879 | Chester M. Dawes (irregular lot with 55.17 foot frontage on Beacon, a portion of former Cross Dam or Parker Street) | Amity B. Davies, Susie A. Braman, wife of Grenville T. W. Braman, and Charles H. Davies | 1449 | 4 |
01Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Chester M. Dawes | 1449 | 3 |
30Apr1878 | Boston Water Power Company (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually | 1449 | 3 |
01Jun1877 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (release of interest in road known as the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees, and Daniel Davies and Grenville T. W. Braman, individually | 1377 | 109 |
01Mar1872 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 371.48 foot frontage on Beacon and 224.22 frontage on alley) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees | 1095 | 1 |
20Jun1866 | Boston Water Power Company (lot with 206 foot frontage on Beacon and 273 foot frontage on alley) | Daniel Davies | 881 | 46 |
Party wall stipulations included in land transfer deed with respect to wall between 453 Beacon and 455 Beacon | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
17Nov1885 | John H. Sturgis (seller of lot at 453 Beacon and owner of lot at 455 Beacon) | Henry Augustus Whitney (purchaser of lot at 453 Beacon) | 1701 | 506 |
Agreement between the owners of 453 Beacon and 455 Beacon to resolve uncertainty as to the exact placement of the party wall between the two properties, specifying that the boundary line between their properties is located on a line 242 feet 6 inches west of the westerly line of Hereford and that each property includes that portion of the party wall that has been placed on its side of the boundary. | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
12Apr1893 | Lucretia F. Whitney, widow of Henry A. Whitney | Asa H. Caton and Helen A. Stevens, wife of Horace H. Stevens, in her own right (Asa Caton former owner of lot at 455 Beacon and builder of house thereon; Helen Stevens current owner of 455 Beacon) | 2138 | 345 |