 After increasing membership and lack of space, the congregation was soon forced to find a more suitable space to accommodate their growing community.A lot was leased at Clark and Quincy streets (now the site of the Kluczynski Federal Building), and construction of a small frame synagogue began.After an investment of $12,000, the one and a half story building, with a capacity of 450 people, was dedicated on June 13, 1851.