Located at the nexus of the two main streets in Matfield Green — the Flint Hills Scenic Byway and Bocook Street — The Bank is the future site of our gallery and visitor’s center. It first opened in 2012. It offered free coffee, free wifi and good conversation, but no bathrooms or modern HVAC. Charlie and Marilyn Wooster generously let Matfield Green Works (then the Center for Living Education) use the building. In 2019, we acquired it from them.
Once renovated, The Bank will include a flexible gallery and studio space for exhibitions, workspace, and visitor’s information with native stone and plantings. It is an ideal home base for Matfield Green Works – art, programs, hospitality.
The design is a modern expression of “Matfield Green vernacular” – simple, practical, low-cost construction. The 1920s masonry façade of The Bank, the last remaining storefront on the Flint Hills Scenic Byway (KS-177/Reed Street) in Matfield Green, will be restored and reused as the façade of the new building.
Be A Part of The Bank
Checks for Matfield Green Works, a 401(c)3 nonprofit, should be mailed to
201A N. Reed St., Matfield Green, KS 66862.