Index to Deeds and Registered Land Records: 236-238 Beacon

The following is an index to property transfer deeds, Land Court certificates of title, and building restriction agreements recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase to conversion of the buildings into condominiums. 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: 236-238-240 Beacon
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
25Aug1972 Property Development Associates, Inc. (236-238-240 Beacon) 236 Beacon Condominium 8561 526
09Jun1972 E. Russell Greenwood (236-238-240 Beacon) (236-238 registered land, see certificate 53070) Property Development Associates, Inc. 8541 229
07Dec1971 Saul E. Moffie (236-238-240 Beacon) (236-238 Beacon registered land, see certificate 82477) E. Russell Greenwood 8496 35
Certificates of Title: 236-238 Beacon
Date of Certificate Owner Certificate Document Book Page
13Jun1972 Property Development Associates, Inc. (236-238 Beacon) (Certificate cancelled on 25Oct1972) 83070 309051 411 70
07Dec1971 E. Russell Greenwood 82477 306314 408 77
18Dec1970 Saul E. Moffie 81190 301013 401 190
20Oct1970 Rose C. Moffie 80995 300297 400 195
22Nov1950 Saul E. Moffie 53278 194579 262 78
02Oct1944 Margaret S. Henderson and Glenwood J. Sherrard, trustees, 236 Beacon Street Trust 44785 — 219 185
21Sep1944 Pauline Shaw Fenno 44751 — 219 151
Transfers of Land and Buildings: 236 Beacon
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
21Jul1914 Herbert M. Sears, guardian of Phyllis Sears, a minor (one-half undivided interest) Pauline Shaw Fenno 3827 75
21Jul1914 Herbert M. Sears (one-half undivided interest) Pauline Shaw Fenno 3827 74
30Dec1872 John F. Slater (lot with 31 foot frontage and dwelling house) Marianna H. Bartlett, wife of Francis Bartlett 1490 316
Transfers of Unimproved Land: 236 Beacon
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
05Jan1869 Eben D. Jordan (lot with 62 foot frontage) John F. Slater 948 251
13Feb1866 J. Huntington Wolcott (lot with 32 foot frontage at corner of Dartmouth) Eben D. Jordan 874 239
20Oct1863 Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation J. Huntington Wolcott 835 161
Transfers of Land and Buildings: 238 Beacon
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
17Nov1899 Roger Wolcott Pauline Shaw Fenno, wife of L. Carteret Fenno 2647 52
Transfers of Unimproved Land: 238 Beacon
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
08Jun1869 John F. Slater (lot with 31 foot frontage) J. Huntington Wolcott 966 33
05Jan1869 Eben D. Jordan (lot with 62 foot frontage) John F. Slater 948 251
13Feb1866 J. Huntington Wolcott (lot with 32 foot frontage at corner of Dartmouth) Eben D. Jordan 874 239
18Nov1865 Samuel H. Gookin (lot with 30 foot frontage) Eben D. Jordan 868 190
20Oct1863 Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation (lot with 32 foot frontage at corner of Dartmouth) J. Huntington Wolcott 835 161
20Oct1863 Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation (lot with 30 foot frontage) Samuel H. Gookin 835 126
Building restriction stipulations included in land transfer deed for 240 Beacon requiring that the front and rear of the dwelling house constructed at 240 Beacon (including any bays) extend no further than those at 238 Beacon; that any stable at 240 Beacon be no higher than the stable at 238 Beacon; and that the front door of 240 Beacon be on the side next to 238 Beacon and that no column, projection, or portico project more than 18 inches beyond the main line of the house.
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
23Nov1871 J. Huntington Wolcott Edward Bangs 1081 308
Building restriction stipulations included in land transfer deed for 238 Beacon requiring that the front of the dwelling house constructed at at 238 Beacon conform in material, form and all other respects with the dwelling house to be built at 236 Beacon, consistent with plans by Snell and Gregerson; limiting the depth of the house at 238 Beacon to no more than 75 feet (excepting bay windows which may project from the rear of the house no further than the bay windows of the house to be built at 236 Beacon); and specifying the dimensions of any stable and outbuildings constructed at 238 Beacon.
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
08Jun1869 John F. Slater J. Huntington Wolcott 966 33
Building restriction agreement (expiring 1Jan1938) limiting the  height of buildings in rear of 236-246 Beacon
Date Party One Party Two Party Three Book Page
07Sep1927 Pauline Shaw Fenno (236-238 Beacon) Gordon and Katherine Abbott (240-242 Beacon) Lloyd D. Brace (246 Beacon) 4930 213