Winchester Co-operative Bank was established in 1893. The first officers of the bank were chosen at a meeting held on November 2 of that year, and Lewis C. Pattee was elected president.

Business was first conducted from a small room in the Lyceum Building, at the corner of Main and Mount Vernon Streets, and then in larger quarters in the Lane Building. By 1929, the bank had outgrown its space again. So land was purchased at the present site and plans drawn.

Ground was broken on January 15, 1931 and on November 14th that same year, the new Winchester Co-operative Bank building was opened to the public. The new building's Art Deco style provided Winchester with a structure of individuality and dignity and employed many recently developed materials and building techniques, including air conditioning and fireproofing.

By 1996, Winchester Co-operative's assets had grown from a humble $31,000 at inception, to more than $136 million, and space had once again become inadequate to support future growth. Later that year, a beautiful new addition, blending almost seamlessly with the existing building, rose at the corner of Elmwood Avenue and Vine Street.

The result was a reincarnation of the Winchester Co-operative Bank of 1931, greatly increased in size and usable space, which dramatically enhanced the bank's ability to serve as a focal point for the community, a place where people could gather, talk and create lasting relationships for personal and professional benefit.

What's in the future? Well, if you think of the future as now, you're looking at it. In order to serve our customer shareholders in a style not available elsewhere, Winchester Co-operative Bank continually adds those products, services and means of access identified as most important to them. On-line banking is one of those services, as is this web site.

But, if you want to fully realize the potential of a banking community whose total focus is on unsurpassed customer service, we still encourage you to come into our beautiful, and unique, building on Church Street. Once you do, we're sure you'll be able to leave saying, "I love this bank!"

WCB Today

When Edward E. Goodwin succeeded to the post of CEO after 10 years with Winchester Co-operative Bank, one of his first orders of business was to open the bank on Saturdays.

So it came to pass that, on Saturday morning, December 1, 1979, Mrs. Peggy Brine served the bank's first cup of complimentary coffee to local businessman and merchant Jack Keane.

After 38 years of dedicated customer service, Ed retired and Bob Hickey became our new CEO. After 30 years of service Peggy also retired, but Saturday morning coffee is still here to greet you. No waiting in lines, and friendly, personalized service are the hallmarks of the banking relationship our customer shareholders enjoy at WCB. From the teller line to Bob Hickey's desk, every person here is dedicated to making your interactions with us enjoyable, and productive, experiences.