19 Thompson Street, Ormond, Vic 3204

There's no more clever buy than a Smart Deco in the College Zone! Surrounded by quality renovations and prestige homes, this four bedroom, two bathroom Art Deco home is a super-smart McKinnon College Zone buy. Uniquely extended from a solid-brick base around a central courtyard, this fine home features gracious formal lounge and dining within an open-plan, a vast family zone stretching back beyond kitchen/ meals and a quiet bedroom wing.

Designed for today with elite European appliances for the gorgeous granite kitchen, quality bathrooms including an elegant ensuite and a high-powered Inverter air-conditioner, this centrally heated home also retains all its original period beauty. Lofty elaborately decorated ceilings stretch high above rich timber floors, an impressive tapestry brick open-fireplace warms the formal zone and lovely leadlight doors provide just one gracious entry to the central courtyard.

Set in around 576sqm of very private, very sun-filled westerly rear gardens, there's room for kids and pets to play plus plentiful parking behind auto-gates including an open-garage plus workshop. With the bus to the beach and Monash University at the end of the street and the College in Zone, there's nothing to do here except enjoy period-perfect beauty, educational opportunity and a prized Ormond address.