The following is an index to property transfer deeds and party wall and other agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase through December 31, 2010. 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 |
| 17Jan1962 | Katharine L. Weems (formerly Katharine W. Lane) (one-half undivided interest) | French Library in Boston, Inc. | 7620 | 36 |
| 27Dec1961 | Katharine L. Weems (formerly Katharine W. Lane) (one-half undivided interest) | French Library in Boston, Inc. | 7615 | 473 |
| 06Mar1924 | Emma Gildersleeve Lane | Katharine W. Lane | 4555 | 298 |
| 27Mar1905 | President and Fellows of Harvard College (one-half undivided interest) | Emma Gildersleeve Lane, wife of Gardiner Martin Lane | 3033 | 135 |
| 27Mar1905 | Massachusetts General Hospital (one-half undivided interest) | Emma Gildersleeve Lane, wife of Gardiner Martin Lane | 3033 | 132 |
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | ||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page |
| 28Feb1865 | Horace Gray, Jr. (lot with 95 foot frontage on Marlborough as 52 foot frontage on Berkeley) | Edward W. Codman | 854 | 299 |
| 08Aug1863 | John L. Gardner (lot with 95 foot frontage on Marlborough as 112 foot frontage on Berkeley) | Horace Gray, Jr. | 854 | 298 |
| 02May1860 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (lot with 95 foot frontage on Marlborough as 112 foot frontage on Berkeley) | John L. Gardner | 777 | 159 |
| Agreement in land transfer deed that (a) 53 Marlborough will be used only for the purposes of the French Library and related French cultural purposes; (b) the property will not be sold or otherwise disposed of unless the Board of Trustees of the French Library determines doing so is “essential…due to changed circumstances.” | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 17Jan1962 | Katharine L. Weems (formerly Katharine W. Lane) (seller of 53 Marlborough) | French Library in Boston, Inc. (buyer of 53 Marlborough) | 7620 | 36 |
| Party Wall Agreements | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 17Jan1906 | Charles R. Codman (owner of 57 Marlborough; receipt for payment under party wall agreement for use of party wall “in reconstruction of the dwelling house” at 53 Marlborough | Emma Gildersleeve Lane (owner of 53 Commonwealth) | 3104 | 398 |
| 27Mar1905 | Charles R. Codman (owner of 57 Marlborough) | President and Fellows of Harvard College and the Massachusetts General Hospital Corporation (owners of 53 Marlborough) | 3033 | 129 |
| Stipulations in land transfer deed with respect to party wall between 53 Marlborough and 300 Berkeley and right of drainage from 53 Marlborough over western edge of 300-302-304 Berkeley | ||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page |
| 28Feb1865 | Horace Gray, Jr. (seller of lot at 53 Marlborough) | Edward W. Codman (buyer of lot at 53 Marlborough) | 854 | 299 |
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