The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has 21 separate Registries of Deeds, each functioning in districts dealing with real estate registration and land records. The registries are divided by county or subdivided within official state counties. These divisions are headed by elected officials known as a Register,[1] and fall under the purview of the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and local county governments.

By county

Barnstable

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Barnstable CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
3195 Main StreetBarnstableEstablished: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County

Berkshire

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Berkshire County(Northern District)65 Park StreetAdamsEstablished: 21 April 1761 from Hampshire County
(Middle District)44 Bank RowPittsfield
(Southern District)334 Main StreetGreat Barrington

Bristol

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Bristol County(Northern District)11 Court StreetTauntonEstablished: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth County
(Southern District)#25 North Sixth StreetNew Bedford
(Fall River District)441 North Main StreetFall River

Dukes

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Dukes CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
81 Main StreetEdgartownEstablished: 1 November 1683 by New York, and 22 June 1695 by Massachusetts.

Essex

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Essex County(Southern District)Shetland Park, 45 Congress Street, Ste. 4100SalemEstablished: 10 May 1643
(Northern District)381 Common StreetLawrence

Franklin

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Franklin CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
Franklin Regional Council of Governments
425 Main Street
GreenfieldEstablished: 24 June 1811 from Hampshire County.

Hampden

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Hampden CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
Hall of Justice
50 State Street
SpringfieldEstablished: 25 February 1812 from Hampshire County

Hampshire

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Hampshire CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
33 King StreetNorthamptonEstablished: 1 May 1662 from Middlesex County

Middlesex

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Middlesex County(Southern District)208 Cambridge StreetEast CambridgeEstablished: 10 May 1643
(Northern District)360 Gorham StreetLowell

Nantucket

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Nantucket CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
Town and County Building
16 Broad Street
NantucketEstablished: 22 June 1695 from Dukes County

Norfolk

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Norfolk CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
649 High StreetDedhamA Norfolk County was established 10 May 1643 by the Massachusetts Bay Colony with significantly different bounds than the present county (covering an area north of the Merrimack River); it was disbanded 4 February 1680. The current county was established by the state on 26 March 1793 from Suffolk County.

Plymouth

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Plymouth CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
50 Obery StreetPlymouthEstablished: 2 June 1685 from Plymouth Colony.

Suffolk

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Suffolk CountyRegistry of Deeds
(all)
24 New Chardon StreetBostonEstablished: 10 May 1643

Worcester

CountyRegistry (area)AddressMunicipality locationNotes
Worcester County(Southern District)2 Main StreetWorcesterEstablished: 2 April 1731 from Middlesex, Suffolk and Hampshire counties.
(Northern District)166 Boulder Drive, Ste. 202Fitchburg

References

  1. "General Law - Part I, Title VI, Chapter 36, Section 2".
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