309 4th Street (Racine, Wisconsin)

309 4th Street is the address of a building at the intersection of 4th Street, Water Street and Wisconsin Avenue in downtown Racine, Wisconsin. It stood at the southeastern foot of the 4th Street Bridge until that bridge was demolished in 1963, and is situated on the east bank of the Root River.

History
The building was originally the location of the Belle City Steam Dye Works, a dry cleaning and dyeing business founded by Jonas Hoyle in 1871 or 1872. After Hoyle's death in 1913, the business was operated by Edward Lachat. N. T. Jepeway, the operator of the Jepeway Pantorium at 616 Wisconsin Street, acquired the Belle City Dye Works in May 1919 and moved out of his business's previous location.

Viola Hoyle sold the building in May 1956 to Eugene Marino, who in turn sold the building to the Frances Land and Development Company in May 1957. The Kamerman Gallery opened its first exhibition in the building on November 16, 1962. The gallery, operated by Tudy Itkin Kamerman, quickly became the most prominent art gallery in Racine.