The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until conversion of the building into condominiums. 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 |
| 30Oct2003 | Beal Ventures XI LLC (49-51 Commonwealth) | Fifty-One Commonwealth Condominium | 33147 | 109 |
| 11Sep2002 | Simmons College, Inc. (49-51 Commonwealth) | Beal Ventures XI LLC | 29337 | 260 |
| 26Mar1945 | Eva M. Cotter | Simmons College | 6144 | 557 |
| 28May1942 | Warren-Stevens, Inc. | Eva M. Cotter | 5987 | 65 |
| 22Apr1942 | John E. Baginski | Warren-Stevens, Inc. | 5980 | 604 |
| 22Apr1942 | Boston Five Cents Savings Bank | John E. Baginski | 5980 | 601 |
| 01Aug1940 | Henry C. Everett | Boston Five Cents Savings Bank | 5872 | 620 |
| 22Jun1911 | George E. Bullard, Louis Curtis, and Clark Burdick, executors under the will of Mary Elizabeth Woodhull Perry | Henry C. Everett | 3551 | 461 |
| 26Oct1905 | Adelaide J. Torrey | Mary E. Perry | 3082 | 172 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 09May1877 | Alexander S. Porter | Charles Torrey | 1374 | 159 |
| 01Feb1876 | Isaac D. Farnsworth | Alexander S. Porter | 1363 | 218 |
| 08Feb1871 | Charles G. Wood | Isaac D. Farnsworth | 1037 | 264 |
| 11Feb1870 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Charles G. Wood | 990 | 314 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 03Sep1877 | Charles Torrey (owner of 49 Commonwealth) | Manufacturers Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (owner of 47 Commonwealth) | 1387 | 238 |
| 12Jul1877 | Charles Torrey (owner of 49 Commonwealth) | John L. Gardner (owner of 51 Commonwealth) | 1382 | 95 |
| 04May1876 | Isaac D. Farnsworth (owner of 49 Commonwealth) | John L. Gardner (owner of 51 Commonwealth) | 1334 | 152 |