Star Theatre, also known as Partridge Hall, is a shop/meeting hall/theater built in 1878 in

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, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin,

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. It was listed on the

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in 1980. Alanson Partridge was a carpenter who moved from New York to Wisconsin in 1856. In 1878 he built the north wing of the building, with his carpentry shop on the first floor and a large hall above. It was called ''Partridge Hall'', and rented for meetings, dances, and meals. Partridge himself sponsored some events like a Christmas Ball, and advertised it with

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in the streets. Partridge advocated

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, so alcohol was not served there. Some time after 1881 he added the south wing. With The building is two stories, frame covered with clapboards. Most of the windows have curved tops and the east gable is decorated with a bell-shaped

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. The hall on the second floor had a stage. In 1908 Partridge sold his hall to Argyle's

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. They continued to rent out the hall, and it remained a social center of the community, hosting meetings, proms, lectures, roller skating, and basketball games. In 1920 the hall was renamed the ''Star Theatre'', and began to show motion pictures: silent films and talkies. In 1945 the movies stopped and the building sat idle. For a while it was used as a hatchery. Around 1980 it was restored to house shops and a restaurant.

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Partridge Hall

References

{{National Register of Historic Places Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Music venues completed in 1878 Buildings and structures in Lafayette County, Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places in Lafayette County, Wisconsin