Index to Deeds: 531 Beacon

The following is an index to property transfer deeds 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
16Dec1954 Arthur E. Spiller and Sylvia R. Spiller, husband and wife Trustees of Boston University 7019 197
01Jul1952 William T. Haley and Mary L. Haley, husband and wife Arthur E. Spiller 6790 96
12Dec1946 William T. Haley William T. Haley and Mary L. Haley, husband and wife 6292 346
19May1922 Lottie C. Holmes, Marjorie Holmes, and Pauline Holmes (seven-ninths undivided interest) William T. Haley 4367 602
19May1922 Lottie C. Holmes, guardian of Edgar M. Holmes, a minor (two-ninths undivided interest) William T. Haley 4367 602
17Feb1904 Mark T. Dowling Edgar M. Holmes 2949 126
09Dec1903 Edward Lovering, trustee under the will of Edward B. Maltby (two-thirds undivided interest) Mark T. Dowling 2938 450
09Dec1903 Julia J. Maltby, widow of Edward B. Maltby (one-third undivided interest) Mark T. Dowling 2938 449
02Jun1894 Josiah B. Kendall Edward B. Maltby 2203 214
02Jun1894 Isabella M. Keith Josiah B. Kendall 2203 209
25Apr1893 Clara M. Bruce, wife of George A. Bruce Isabella M. Keith 2124 31
18Jan1892 Augustus F. Arnold Clara M. Bruce, wife of George A. Bruce 2039 589
12Jan1892 National Home Building Company Augustus F. Arnold 2038 130
10Oct1891 N. Henry Chadwick and Oscar L. Stillings (lot with 25.61 foot frontage and dwelling house) National Home Building Company 2021 191
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
10Mar1887 Francis A. Osborn and Grenville T. W. Braman, a majority of the trustees of the Commonwealth Avenue Lands, Francis W. Palfrey, the remaining trustee, being absent from Massachusetts (lot with 245.71 foot frontage on Beacon) N. Henry Chadwick and Oscar L. Stillings 1763 11
01Jun1880 Dwight Foster, Gilman Collamore, and George F. Richardson, trustees under a bond indenture with the Boston Water Power Company dated 1Jun1874 (release) Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees 1495 6
01Jun1880 Boston Water Power Company Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees 1495 9
Party wall agreement
Date of Deed Party One Party Two Book Page
07May1888 George O. Carpenter (owner of 529 Beacon) N. Henry Chadwick and Oscar L. Stillings (owner of 531 Beacon) 1821 200
Building restriction agreement by the owners of all land on the south side of Beacon between West Chester Park (Massachusetts Avenue) and Ipswich (Charlesgate East) requiring all buildings be set back 10 feet from the line of Beacon Street.  Steps, windows, porticos, and other usual projections are allowed within this reserved space, provided that that (a) projections of any kind other than door steps and balustrades connected therewith and roof cornices may extend no more than five feet into the reserved space, and (b) bays and bows are permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitation set forth in the agreement.
Date Parties Book Page
01Feb1887 Henry Lee, H. H. Hunnewell, Augustus Lowell, Louis Curtis, Francis A. Osborn, G. T. W. Braman, and trustees of Commonwealth Avenue Lands 1762 7
Agreement by the owners of land on Beacon and Marlborough between West Chester Park (Massachusetts Avenue) and Ipswich Street (Charlesgate East) (1) providing for a sixteen foot wide passageway between the lots on Beacon and the lots on Marlborough to a point about 452 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue and then turning south to connect with Marlborough; and (2) establishing a setback requirement for a portion of the north side of Marlborough, specifically requiring that (a) buildings on lots located between Massachusetts Avenue and 125 feet west thereof must be set back 10 feet from Marlborough, and (b) buildings located on lots between 125 feet and 323.66 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue must be set back by a line that is 10 feet north of Marlborough on the east (at a point 125 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue) and 5 feet north of Marlborough on the west (at a point 323.33 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue); and further providing that that steps, porticos, and other usual projections appurtenant to the front wall of a building are permitted in the reserved space, and bays and bows are permitted in the reserved space subject to dimensional limitations.
Date Party One Party Two Party Three Book Page
10Jun1885 Francis W. Palfrey, Francis A. Osborn, and Grenville T. W. Braman, trustees (owners of lot running from Charlesgate East to a point on Beacon 200 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue and to a point on Marlborough 323.66 feet west of Massachusetts Avenue) Henry M. Whitney (owner of lot with 75 foot frontage on Beacon and 198.66 feet on Marlborough) Henry Lee, H. Hollis Hunnewell, and Augustus Lowell (owners of lot with 125 foot frontage on Beacon and Marlborough) 1685 433