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 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 |
31Oct2014 | Joseph R. Jenkins and Christopher F. Egan, trustees, 5 Commonwealth Realty Trust | Joseph R. Jenkins and Christopher F. Egan, trustees, 5 Commonwealth Mortgage Trust | 53733 | 87 |
17Feb2009 | Boston Center for Adult Education, Inc. | Joseph R. Jenkins, trustee, 5 Commonwealth Realty Trust | 44632 | 327 |
01Aug1941 | New England Trust Company, trustee, Baylies Real Estate Trust | Boston Center for Adult Education, Inc. | 5943 | 624 |
01Mar1940 | Lincoln Baylies and Beatrice B. Baylies, his wife;Charlotte B. Clifford and Randall Clifford, her husband; George U. Baylies and Jacquelyn Baylies, his wife; Walter R. Baylies and Elizabeth A. Baylies, his wife; Edmund Baylies (known as Edmund George), unmarried; and Ruth B. Schulze and Ludwig F. M. Schulze, her husband (creation of trust and transfer of property) | New England Trust Company, trustee, Baylies Real Estate Trust | 5846 | 161 |
15Dec1939 | Edward A. Taft and Lincoln Baylies, trustees under the will of George P. Upham | Ralph G. Coburn, to the use of Lincoln Baylies, George U. Baylies, Walter R. Baylies, Charlotte B. Clifford, Ruth B. Schulze, and Edmund Baylies | 5831 | 268 |
15Apr1903 | John Lawrence, Francis Peabody, Jr., and Reginald Foster, executors and trustees under the will of Abbott Lawrence | Walter C. Baylies and Richard M. Saltonstall, trustees under the will of George P. Upham | 2891 | 525 |
Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
02May1860 (recorded 27Feb1893) | Commonwealth of Massachusetts | Abbott Lawrence | 2155 | 36 |
Party Wall Agreements with Respect to Windows on the Party Wall | ||||
Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
27Nov1906 | Wolcott H. Johnson (owner of 7 Commonwealth) | Walter C. Baylies and Richard M. Saltonstall, trustees under the will of George P. Upham (owners of 5 Commonwealth) | 3182 | 154 |
17Nov1900 | Wolcott H. Johnson (owner of 7 Commonwealth) | John Lawrence, Francis Peabody, Jr., and Reginald Foster, trustees under the will of Abbott Lawrence (owners of 5 Commonwealth) | 2719 | 223 |
03Jun1875 | Samuel Johnson (owner of 7 Commonwealth) | Abbott Lawrence (owner of 5 Commonwealth) | 1305 | 290 |