The following is an index Land Court certificates of title and to property transfer deeds and party wall 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.
| Certificates of Title | |||||||
| Date of Certificate | Owner | Certificate | Document | Book | Page | ||
| 29Dec2008 | 399 Marlborough LLC | 126152 | 759972 | 626 | 152 | ||
| 29Dec2008 | Priscilla P. Bill and Claire R. Handler | 126151 | 759971 | 626 | 151 | ||
| 05May1966 | Franklyn G. Bill and Sidney R. Handler, trustees, C & S Realty Trust | 75311 | 278124 | 372 | 111 | ||
| 24Apr1956 | James J. Maher and Myrtle U. Maher, husband and wife | 60687 | 223033 | 299 | 87 | ||
| 22Sep1954 | Joseph Mazzola | 58264 | 214001 | 287 | 64 | ||
| 25Sep1953 | Margaret M. Esdale | 56922 | 208451 | 280 | 122 | ||
| 14Oct1952 | Harry Palmer | 55613 | 203645 | 274 | 13 | ||
| 28Feb1951 | Nicholas J. Mobilia | 53606 | 195692 | 264 | 6 | ||
| 20Apr1949 | Inez L. Gundesen | 51030 | 186330 | 251 | 30 | ||
| 26Feb1942 | Earl R. Westcott and Esther T. Westcott, husband and wife | 41662 | — | 204 | 62 | ||
| 26Feb1942 | Helen E. Baader, trustee, Holden Realty Trust | 41661 | — | 204 | 61 | ||
| 26Jan1942 | Smithsonian Institution | 41568 | — | 230 | 168 | ||
| Transfers of Land and Buildings | |||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
| 26Jan1942 | Notice by the Land court that petition to register the property has been granted | Smithsonian Institution | 5968 | 634 | |||
| 30Sep1941 | Notice by the Smithsonian Institution, owner of 399 Marlborough, that a petition has been filed in Land Court for registration of the property | 5949 | 247 | ||||
| 18Dec1939 | Chi Sigma Chi Corporation | Smithsonian Institution | 5835 | 375 | |||
| 16Jul1931 | Joseph P. Bell, executor of the will of William H. Rollins, and the Smithsonian Institution, legatee named in the will of William H. Rollins | Chi Sigma Chi Corporation | 5275 | 15 | |||
| Transfers of Unimproved Land | |||||||
| Date of Deed | Grantor | Grantee | Book | Page | |||
| 30Jun1884 | William Amory and Anna Sears Amory, his wife, in her own right (lot with 20 foot frontage) | Miriam Walley Rollins, wife of William Herbert Rollins | 1644 | 309 | |||
| 10Feb1881 (recorded 8Jul1884) | William Amory, Jr. (lot with 54 foot frontage) | Anna Sears Amory, wife of William Amory | 1644 | 308 | |||
| 10Feb1881 | George P. Bangs and Charles P. Horton (lot with 134 foot frontage) | William Amory, Jr. | 1515 | 382 | |||
| 23Jan1880 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees (lot with 199.42 foot frontage) | George P. Bangs and Charles P. Horton | 1482 | 61 | |||
| 01Feb1879 | Chester M. Dawes (irregular lot with 55.17 foot frontage on Marlborough) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees | 1449 | 4 | |||
| 01Feb1879 | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Chester M. Dawes | 1449 | 3 | |||
| 30Apr1878 | Boston Water Power Company (the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Henry M. Whitney, trustees, and Grenville T. W. Braman and Heirs of Daniel Davies, individually | 1449 | 3 | |||
| 01Jun1877 | Commonwealth of Massachusetts (release of interest in road known as the Cross Dam or Parker Street between Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon) | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees, and Daniel Davies and Grenville T. W. Braman, individually | 1377 | 109 | |||
| 01Mar1872 | Boston Water Power Company | Grenville T. W. Braman, Henry D. Hyde, and Frank W. Andrews, trustees | 1095 | 1 | |||
| Party Wall Agreements | |||||||
| Date | Party One | Party Two | Book | Page | |||
| 12Jul1884 | William Amory and Anna S. Amory, his wife, in her own right (owner of lot at 401 Marlborough) | William Herbert Rollins and Miriam Walley Rollins, his wife, in her own right (owner of lot at 399 Marlborough) | 1645 | 620 | |||
| 08Jul1884 | Francis E. Parker (owner of lot at 397 Marlborough) | William Herbert Rollins and Miriam Walley Rollins, his wife, in her own right (owner of lot at 399 Marlborough) | 1645 | 618 | |||