660 Spencer Street

Heritage elements include:

1. two storey triple fronted stuccoed Victorian house;
2. cemented cornice moulds, rosettes and brackets;
3. pitched roof with cemented and corniced chimneys;
4. double-hung sash windows;
5. four-panel entry door with side and toplight;
6. contribution to valuable Victorian-era streetscape.

How is it significant?
The James Thurgood row houses is significant historically and aesthetically to West Melbourne and the City of Melbourne.

Why is it significant?
The Thurgood house is significant.
1. Historically, as in part the long-term residence of the minister of the Primitive Methodist Church one of West Melbourne most successful congrigational churches during major growth period (Victorian-era) in West Melbourne; and
2. Aesthetically, for the distinctive architecture, and uncommon triple fronted stylised detailing also as contributory to a significant Victorian-era streetscape.