Index to Deeds: 2 Commonwealth (Demolished)

The following is an index to property transfer deeds recorded at the Suffolk County Deed Registry from the original land purchase to its sale to the Ritz-Arlington Trust, after which it was razed. Mortgages, trust agreements (with the exception of those limiting the height of the building), and other similar recorded documents are not included. This index is intended as a guide only; actual deeds should be reviewed for details.

For transactions related to the successor building, see separate index for 2 Commonwealth.

Transfers of Land and Buildings
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
24Feb1954 Herbert C. Graves (one-half undivided interest) Edward N. Wyner, Rudolph H. Wyner, and John S. Slater, trustees of the Ritz-Arlington Trust 6989 276
24Feb1954 Charles Banino (one-half undivided interest) Edward N. Wyner, Rudolph H. Wyner, and John S. Slater, trustees of the Ritz-Arlington Trust 6989 274
24Feb1954 Matthew Brown (one-half undivided interest) Herbert Graves 6950 138
24Feb1954 Irving Saunders Matthew Brown and Charles Banino 6938 495
12Sep1947 Julian M. Beaudoin Irving Saunders 6364 17
12Sep1947 Ralph Lowell, trustee, The Lowell Institute Julian M. Beaudoin 6364 11
15Mar1910 Loren D. Towle A. Lawrence, trustee, under the will of John Lowell, Jr., for the Lecture Fund 3434 234
30Jun1909 Francis Peabody, Jr. Loren D. Towle 3376 362
01Apr1908 Willard B, Luther Francis Peabody, Jr. 3314 502
01Apr1908 Henry Parkman, Albert Whittier, and Francis Peabody, Jr., trustees, The No. 2 Commonwealth Avenue Trust Willard B, Luther 3271 535
06Feb1896 James W. Bartlett Henry Parkman, A. R. Whitter, and Francis Peabody, Jr., trustees 2347 2347
01Apr1891 James L. Little, John M. Little, and James H. Beal, executors under the will of James L. Little James W. Bartlett 1987 497
Trust Agreement Governing the Height and Depth of the Building
14Mar1908 Henry, Albert Whittier, and Francis Peabody, Jr., trustees under agreement and dec. of trust, 23Dec1895, the No. 2 Commonwealth Avenue Trust Amendment to trust dated 23Dec1895, known as The 2 Commonwealth Avenue Trust 3271 96
23Dec1895 J. M. Sears et al, shareholders Henry, Albert Whittier, and Francis Peabody, Jr., trustees, to purchase and hold 2 Commonwealth Avenue 2347 311
Transfers of Unimproved Land
Date of Deed Grantor Grantee Book Page
27Jan1863 Paran Stevens James L. Little 822 150
12Nov1860 William S. Whitwell and Peleg W. Chandler Paran Stevens 789 140
27Nov1858 Commonwealth of Massachusetts William S. Whitwell and Peleg W. Chandler 748 179
Party Wall Agreements
Date of Deed Party One Party Two Book Page
28Jun1912 A. Lawrence Lowell, trustee, the Lecture Fund (2 Commonwealth) John T. Morse, Jr., and Alfred Bowditch, trustees under the will of Adelaide Root Manning (4 Commonwealth) 3651 106