Index to Deeds: 50 Commonwealth (Demolished)

The following is an index to property transfer deeds recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase until the building’s demolition in 1925.  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.

For transactions related to the successor building, see separate index for 50 Commonwealth.

Transfers of Land and Buildings
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
30Jul1925 Jacob J. Yonkers Edward Watchmaker and William B. Cohen, trustees, Commonwealth-Berkeley Associates 4709 447
08Jul1925 Arthur Russell Jacob J. Yonkers 4702 536
02Feb1925 James D. Colt, executor under the will of Josephine Bowen (confirmatory deed) Arthur Russell 4652 545
31Jan1925 Paul B. Brine, guardian of William J. Duffy and Joseph B. Duffy, minors (one-fourth undivided interest) Arthur Russell 4652 544
31Jan1925 Frances Duffy, wife of William H. Duffy; Dorothy D. Brine, wife of Paul B. Brine; George F. Duffy; Margaret A. Duffy; Mary E. Duffy; and Alice Duffy (three-fourths undivided interest) Arthur Russell 4652 543
01Nov1892 John Hogg Mary Going, wife of Frank R. Going 2092 632
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
16Jul1863 James L. Little John Hogg 831 139
30Oct1862 Commonwealth of Massachusetts James L. Little 823 234