200 S. North St.
Historic Name: | Star Theatre |
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Reference Number: | 80000154 |
Location (Address): | 200 S. North St. |
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County: | Lafayette |
City/Village: | Argyle |
Township: |
STAR THEATER 200 South North, Argyle, Lafayette County Architect: Alanson Partridge Date of Construction: 1878/1881 Alanson Patridge, a carpenter from New York, constructed the first part of this simple wood frame building as a carpenter's shop in 1878. Three years later, a second floor addition created a large hall for public and private useand the building became Argyle's community center. Partridge rented the private hall for a variety of purposes, including meetings, dances and dinners. The hall eventually became as important to Partridge¿s income as his carpentry business. Events at the hall were advertised by sending "barkers" into the street to sell tickets. A typical ticket might pay for the play, dinner and a dance, as well as lodging for the family horse in the blacksmith's stable across the street. In 1908, Partridge sold the hall, which had been enlarged with another wing, to the local chapter for the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal organization. The Woodmen continued to lease the hall for social functions, in addition to using it for their own activities. In 1920 the hall took on the name of the "Star Theatre" and for another two decades showcased motion picture movies, six and seven reel silents, and "talkies." The theater is privately owned and open during normal business hours.
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Period of Significance: | 1875-1899 |
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Area of Significance: | Architecture |
Area of Significance: | Social History |
Applicable Criteria: | Architecture/Engineering |
Applicable Criteria: | Event |
Historic Use: | Recreation And Culture: Auditorium |
Historic Use: | Commerce/Trade: Specialty Store |
Historic Use: | Social: Meeting Hall |
Architectural Style: | No Style Listed |
Resource Type: | Building |
Architect: | Partridge,Alanson |
Historic Status: | Listed in the National Register |
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Historic Status: | Listed in the State Register |
National Register Listing Date: | 11/07/1980 |
State Register Listing Date: | 01/01/1989 |
Number of Contributing Buildings: | 1 |
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Number of Contributing Sites: | 0 |
Number of Contributing Structures: | 0 |
Number of Contributing Objects: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Sites: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Structures: | 0 |
Number of Non-Contributing Objects: | 0 |
National Register and State Register of Historic Places, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |