PAVILLON BOUGENOT
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The Pavillon Bougenot is an annex of the Schœlcher library, offering a diverse and complementary range of information.
But historically, it was originally the home of Charles Liot, King's Treasurer in 1834. Acquired by Eugène Eustache in 1872, the Pavillon was originally a 600m2 bourgeois house with a concrete base and metal framework. Concrete and wrought iron are combined with wood, which is used extensively in its construction: the veranda is sheltered by a wrought-iron balconnet, the floor of which runs along all four walls. High wooden windows with small panes of glass and slender interior columns recall the island's colonial past and style. For a long time, the Pavillon served as the residence of Emile Bougenot, who also used it as an agency and connection point for all his business affairs. Under the Vichy regime, the Pavillon housed the propaganda department, and was also used by Admiral Robert. After the war, and until 1949, it was occupied by Radio Broadcasting, and it was finally in 1961 that the Conseil Général acquired it and allocated it to the Direction des Services Sanitaires et Sociaux.
Today, the pavilion houses two innovative services:
a press and documentation area, located on the first floor, with a workroom and reading room for consultation.
a visually-impaired area, equipped to welcome the disabled and provide information in Braille.
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