Ormond College is the largest of the residential colleges of the University of Melbourne. The college opened in 1881 with 20 students, by 1893 the number of students had risen to 100. The imposing stone and brick building Main Building which is the heart of the College was made possible through the generous benefaction of Francis Ormond, a western district pastoralist with a passion for education and a desire to ensure that students from afar could take advantage of the opportunities offered by the University of Melbourne. Post World War Two the College expanded signifiantly to house more students and in 1973 it became co-residential.