Location Information
(for the Bank of Commerce)
Name:Bank of Commerce
Address:310 Howard Street
City/County:Greenwood, Leflore County
Architectural Information
Construction Date:c.1920
Architectural Styles(s):Beaux Arts, Neoclassical
No. of Stories:3
Registration Information
NR District Name:Central Commercial and Railroad (1985)
    NR Status:Contributing
    Element No.:53
NR District Name:Downtown Greenwood (2020)
    NR Status:Previously Listed
    Element No.:128
    MPS:Greenwood Multiple Resource Area
Context/Comments
In the nomination document for the Central Commercial and Railroad Historic District, compiled in 1985, this building was said to have been built in 1904; however, its site is shown as a vacant lot on the 1918 Sanborn map (sheet 3), so it must have been erected after April 1918. (In 1918 the Bank of Commerce was located at 208 West Market Street.)

The building at 310 Howard Street was previously listed as element #53, 'pivotal' (contributing), in the Central Commercial and Railroad Historic District.
Brief Description
This is a two part commercial building. The older part of the building (c. 1920) is rectangular in shape and is located on the end of a row of attached commercial buildings. This building is masonry construction with a stone facade. The Beaux Arts Style facade has three bays separated by paired ionic columns which rest upon full-first story plinths. The first story features three arched openings (WDD) with decorative brackets as keystones. The windows have been replaced with modern glass. The window is fixed and arched one-over-one. There is a round bank depository below the window. The doors are double-sheath full light metal frame with an arched transom above. The second level bays (WWW) are two part leaded glass windows with metal frames. The third story windows are sliding, two panel with ten lights per panel. These windows include a decorative metal bracket on the facade side of the building. The second and third story windows are flanked by panels with a low-relief floral motif with a keystone shape at the top. The cornice is molded and dentiled. The parapet includes relief with swags.The second building is infill between 310 Howard Street and the adjacent 300 Howard Street. This modern stuccoed masonry construction building is three levels with four bay construction on the first level. The first two bays are recessed entryways with arched openings. The second two bays are fixed metal windows with four-by-five divisions. The arches are not open. There is a frieze with four panels and molding above the sign area. The second and third stories are divided into two bays with square Empire-style themed columns dividing and flanking the bays. Each bay on each floor contains three fixed metal windows with three-by-four divisions. The cornice is molded.