In the aftermath of the 1904 fire, city officials widened Main Street and inserted alleys behind the business blocks. Within three years, the entire downtown was rebuilt in a harmonious but not homogenous ensemble. The two-story neoclassical revival Elks Club (1905; 118 E. Broadway), erected by F. J. McGraw, has a three-part facade highlighted by tan brick Corinthian pilasters. Inside are a second-floor ball-room, a basement gymnasium, and a paneled reading room. The two-story, brick City Hall and Fire Station (1906, R. H. Hunt; 128 E. Jefferson Street) is a fine example of Georgian Revival in the state, highlighted by the upper floor’s twelve-over-twelve windows and the bell tower’s cupola.
The four-story Hotel Lamar (1925; 115–125 S. Main) is downtown’s tallest building. Its minimal Colonial Revival styling is a departure for Jackson-based C. H. Lindsley, known for his Art Deco skyscrapers. Two marble-fronted Beaux-Arts classical banks stand out, both with facades in the form of a triumphal arch: the old Delta Bank and Trust Company (1904, P. H. Weathers; 205 S. Main; pictured above) built by F. J. McGraw, and the former Bank of Yazoo City (1904, C. E. Dirmeyer; 302 S. Main), which retains a mid-twentieth-century drive-through teller at the rear. Several of Main Street’s post-fire cast-iron fronts are by George L. Mesker and Company. Later modernized storefronts feature deeply recessed store entrances, Vitrolite and Cararra glass panels, and large plate-glass windows.