Ernest Cognacq Museum

The Ernest Cognacq Museum (French: Musée Ernest Cognacq) is a French regional history museum, located in the city of Saint Martin de Ré, Île de Ré, France.

Clergeat seems to have given his name to the building (the "House of Clergeatte") to become "Hotel de Clerjotte" today.

With the rise of nearby Rochefort as a key shipbuilding harbour for the Royal French Navy, Saint Martin de Ré was fortified following the designs of Vauban, and the Hotel de Clerjotte was acquired by Intendant Begon to become an arsenal.

The garden behind the museum holds a monument with a statue of George Washington, first President of the United States.

The base of the monument features a medallion representing Nicolas Martiau, a direct ancestor of George Washington.

The Hotel de Clerjotte, home to the Ernest Cognacq Museum, in Saint Martin de Ré , Île de Ré , France
Statue of George Washington, with a medallion of his ancestor from Île de Ré, Nicolas Martiau.