The imposing stick style Victorian is a two and one half story residence, contructed on a  lot and one-half in 1892 for Edward A. Kennedy, a dry-goods merchant. This interesting clapboard home, painted white with black trim and sharing the crest of the hill on South Street, displays a vertical emphasis and features three gables in a cross- style form with each front containing bay window facades. The rear wing has recently had a second story added to it. Distinctive embellishements enhance the upper part of the structure, included are the corner brackets with the drop finials above the angled windows, scrollwork and rosettes on the gable fascia boards and a unique elevated cross-angeled attic dormer above the steep roofline.           

        The most dramatic feature of the house, however, is an expansive one-story wrap-around Queen Anne-style classical revival porch, constructed in 1901, when the original porch was destroyed, adds a horizontal to the street facade. Disctinctive details include a fish scale base, 12 round pillars and a central stair, which invites but also divides the porch into one oblong and one circular section-each leading to the two side doorways.  

        This elaborate veranda gives the residence an air of relaxed gentility, aptly appropriate for its new function as a bed and breakfast facility called "The Shaded Porch".    

         Mr. E. A. Kennedy built the house in 1892 after he had acquired and assembled two parcels of land in 1891. Oddly enough, the first parcel consisted of three lots and a house for which a $275.00 purchase money mortgage was obtained from Otto Kraus, the seller. The second parcel added 88 feet in depth to the lots. Earlier ownership of the property reflects early noted Plymouth family names.    

         On January 17th,1893, E.A. Kennedy and his wife, Mira conveyed Lot 3 and the S1/2 of Lot 2 to H.C. Laack (Laack Hotel-presently 52 Stafford) for $4000.00 including one-half interest in the well and pump on the north lot line.        

          A mortgage was obtained by E.A Kennedy for $1500.00 from Dr. Fred Nause in January 1892, which is believed to be the primary source of the funds to build the house.Dr. Nause was married to H.C. Laack's sister.

          E.A.Kennedy's background is not established, as it appears that he had arrived in Plymouth in early 1890 as a businessman and acquired the hardware business from from H.C. Laack and subsequently formed a partnership with a Mr.Schlichting. In January 1894, a large display ad appears in the local paper announcing a closing-out sale of $12,000.00 in stock. At this time H.C. Laack is focusing on other business opportunities. 

          H.C.Laack died in 1895 and his wife Mary owned the 104 South property until 1899 until it was conveyed to Gustave Schumaker, who in turn conveyed the property in 1904 to Peter and Ellen Haase. The Haases' conveyed the property in 1914 to J.H. Timm, a noted businessman who owned the property for the next twenty years. The property is often known locally as the Timm property. The property changed hands a number of times until the present owners purchased it in 1996.