According to a history  of local theaters written in 1892, Harrison’s Hall was the third theater in Minneapolis, erected in 1864 at Washington and Nicollet.  The article called it “a Thespian temple of great pretensions.” The theater was located on the third floor of the building.  (Minneapolis Tribune, January 1, 1892)

Edgar considered Harrison’s Hall our first entertainment hall, as it was the first place of amusement with full stage equipment.  Other gathering places had been been built with slightly elevated platforms at one end of the room.

The theater was short-lived, and the building was turned into offices.  “Dramatic rights” were surrendered to the newly-erected Pence Opera House and Second Street and Hennepin Avenue in 1867.

22 South Washington, 1886 – Minnesota Historical Historical Society

The building was demolished in 1957 (Minneapolis Music Report).