[2] It was the boyhood home of noted American linguist and folklorist Jeremiah Curtin (1840-1906) and is part of the Trimborn Farm estate in Greendale, Wisconsin.

The house is a two-story building with 18-inch (0.46 m) thick walls of Milwaukee County limestone and stucco.

[3] In addition to its association with Jeremiah Curtin, it was deemed notable as it was believed to be the first stone dwelling in Greenfield Township and the oldest surviving structure in the area.

[3] The NRHP nomination for the house asserts incorrectly that it was the birthplace for Jeremiah Curtin, but in fact he was born in Detroit in 1840.

[4] Media related to Jeremiah Curtin House (Greendale, Wisconsin) at Wikimedia Commons