John P. Monks
John Lowell Gardner died in July of 1884, and on October 23, 1884, George A. Gardner purchased 51 Commonwealth from his father’s estate for $50,000 (the price at which John L. Gardner’s will specified his son could purchase the house).
George Gardner’s four surviving children — George Peabody Gardner, Ellen Gardner, John Lowell Gardner, II, and Olga Eliza Gardner – lived with him at 51 Commonwealth.
George P. Gardner married in June of 1884 to Esther Burnett and they moved to 186 Beacon. He was a trustee and later would serve as president of various textile companies.
Ellen Gardner married, also in June of 1884, to Augustus Peabody Loring, an attorney. After their marriage, they lived at the Hotel Copley at 18 Huntington.
Olga Eliza Gardner married in June of 1897 to Dr. George Howard Monks and they moved to 267 Beacon.
George Gardner continued to live at 51 Commonwealth until his death in August of 1916. John Lowell Gardner, II., continued to live at 51 Commonwealth during the 1916-1917 winter season, but moved thereafter.
On November 13, 1916, Olga (Gardner) Monks purchased 51 Commonwealth from her father’s estate, and George and OIga Monks made it their home. They previously had lived at 67 Marlborough. They also maintained a home in Monument Beach.
George Howard Monks was a surgeon, specializing in plastic surgery, and professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Dental School.
George Monks died in January of 1933. Olga Monks continued to live at 51 Commonwealth until her death in April of 1944.
https://backbayhouses.org/49-51-commonwealth/ I.S. 12/29/2017
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