The following is an index to property transfer deeds, easements, 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 | |||
| 18Jun2008 | Chatal Associates LLC (successor by merger to Chatal Associates LP) | 305 Newbury LLC | 43709 | 111 | |||
| 31Dec1979 | Charles Talanian | Chatal Associates LP | 9361 | 276 | |||
| 07Apr1966 | Catherine M. Durant | Charles Talanian | 8030 | 612 | |||
| 30Apr1963 | Walter Berman, Tillie Berman, and Martin S. Berman, trustees, Berman Realty Trust | Catherine M. Durant | 7740 | 406 | |||
| 31Aug1953 | Tillie Berman, wife of Walter Berman | Walter Berman and Tillie Berman, trustees, Berman Realty Trust | 6915 | 177 | |||
| 31Aug1944 | Harry R. Saftel and Alexander S. Beal; and Joseph Goodman, and Nathaniel A. Golden, trustees, Ray-Lee Trust | Tillie Berman, wife of Walter Berman | 6116 | 370 | |||
| 08Jan1943 | Howard S. Cosgrove | Harry Saftel, Alexander Beal, Joseph Goodman, and Nathaniel A. Golden, trustees, Ray-Lee Trust | 6022 | 368 | |||
| 04Jan1943 | Suffolk Savings Bank for Seamen and Others (foreclosure of mortgage given by David Shikes and Philip Long) | Howard S. Cosgrove | 6022 | 363 | |||
| 20Dec1927 | Daniel A. McLaughlin | David Shikes and Philip B. Long | 5151 | 43 | |||
| 17Dec1927 | David Shikes and Philip B. Long | Daniel A. McLaughlin | 4694 | 49 | |||
| 01Apr1924 | Daniel A. McLaughlin | David Shikes and Philip B. Long | 4586 | 328 | |||
| 15Nov1923 | Edward F. Cassell and Joseph W. Guarente | Daniel A. McLaughlin | 4528 | 229 | |||
| 19Oct1923 | James M. Burr | Edward F. Cassell and Joseph W. Guarente | 4520 | 337 | |||
| 15Feb1923 | Anna G. Whittemore | James M. Burr | 4443 | 359 | |||
| 16Dec1893 | Isabella M. Keith | Anna G. Whittemore, wife of S. D. Whittemore | 2196 | 314 | |||
| 26Mar1892 | Albert Geiger | Isabella M. Keith | 2048 | 447 | |||
| 13May1891 | Barthold Schlesinger | Albert Geiger | 1995 | 547 | |||
| 11Dec1885 | Edwin B. Horn (lot with 47 foot frontage on Hereford and 59 foot 7.5 inch frontage on Newbury, and building) | Barthold Schlesinger | 1705 | 44 | |||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | |||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
| 21Apr1885 | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees (corner lot with 112 foot frontage on Hereford and 59 foot 7.5 inch frontage on Newbury) | Edwin B. Horn | 1675 | 72 | |||
| 04Jan1877 | Edwin Tufts | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees | 1362 | 133 | |||
| 23Oct1876 | Albert J. Fernald | Edwin Tufts | 1360 | 188 | |||
| 21Oct1876 | David N. Skillings (foreclosure of mortgage from Nathan Matthews to David Sears, assigned to David Skillings) | Albert J. Fernald | 1350 | 250 | |||
| 02Jun1876 | Nathan Matthews | Boylston National Bank | 1329 | 38 | |||
| 19Nov1875 | Harvey N. Shepard | Nathan Matthews | 1303 | 207 | |||
| 19Nov1875 | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | Harvey N. Shepard | 1303 | 157 | |||
| 16Oct1873 | Harvey N. Shepard | Nathan Matthews, Henry D. Hyde, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees | 1182 | 271 | |||
| 16Oct1873 | Nathan Matthews | Harvey N. Shepard | 1182 | 270 | |||
| 30May1873 | David N. Skillings, trustee of an indenture between David N. Skillings, Charles Whitney, David Whitney, Jr., and Lawrence Barnes | Nathan Matthews | 1163 | 259 | |||
| 02Jan1871 | Nathan Matthews | David N. Skillings, trustee | 1029 | 238 | |||
| 02Jan1871 | David Sears, Jr., Frederick R. Sears, and Knyvet Sears | Nathan Matthews | 1029 | 233 | |||
| 10Feb1859 | David Sears | David Sears, Jr., Frederick Richard Sears, and Knyvet Winthrop Sears | 819 | 233 | |||
| Easement included in land transfer deeds reserving a four foot wide strip of land across the rear of 46-48-50 Hereford to provide for passage and drainage to the alley for 46-48-50-52 Hereford [Note: the deed for 50 Hereford does not include easement language; however, the right of passage over and drainage under a four foot wide easement at the rear of 50 Hereford is referenced in the deeds for 46, 48, and 52 Hereford.] | |||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
| 11Dec1885 | Edwin B. Horn (seller of 52 Hereford) | Barthold Schlesinger (purchaser of 52 Hereford) | 1705 | 44 | |||
| 28Nov1885 | Edwin B. Horn (seller of 50 Hereford) | Lavinia F. B. Pitcher and Caroline B. Pitcher (purchasers of 50 Hereford) | 1703 | 475 | |||
| 24Nov1885 | Edwin B. Horn (seller of 46 Hereford) | H. Walter Roby (purchaser of 46 Hereford) | 1703 | 339 | |||
| 19Nov1885 | Edwin B. Horn (seller of 48 Hereford) | H. Walter Roby (purchaser of 48 Hereford) | 1702 | 134 | |||
| Building restriction agreement included in land transfer deeds specifying that no buildings other than dwelling houses and the usual buildings appurtenant thereto, including stables for private use, will be built on the land on Newbury Street across the alley from 294-310 Commonwealth | |||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
| 18Jun1880 | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees (sellers of two-sixths undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | Jacob C. Rogers (purchaser of two-sixths undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | 1495 | 553 | |||
| 01Aug1879 | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees (sellers of one-sixth undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | Jacob C. Rogers (purchaser of one-sixth undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | 1464 | 251 | |||
| 01Aug1879 | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees (sellers of three-sixths undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | William D. Pickman (purchaser of three-sixths undivided interest lots at 294-310 Commonwealth) | 1464 | 250 | |||
| Building restriction agreement by the owners of the property between the south side of Commonwealth between Gloucester and Hereford, and the north side of Newbury between Gloucester and Hereford, establishing setback requirements for Commonwealth and Newbury, and reserving land for a sixteen foot wide passageway running parallel with Commonwealth and Newbury | |||||||
| Date | Parties | Book | Page | ||||
| 04Mar1878 | Caleb H. Warner and Charles F. Smith, trustees, Edwin Pope, and Boylston National Bank | 1420 | 282 | ||||