{"nrhp_refnum":"92000422","name":"Davenport Jail","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1 Center St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Davenport","county":"Santa Cruz County","state":"CA","lat":37.01045845500005,"lon":-122.19313825899997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1992-04-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A small Mission Revival jail built in 1914 of poured Portland cement at 1 Center Street in Davenport, on the north coast of Santa Cruz County, California. It measures 18 by 14.5 feet and holds two cells.","why_significant":"The jail reflects the isolated, close-knit cement-plant town of Davenport and its dependence on the dominant cement industry. The County Supervisors authorized it in 1914, and the cement company supplied the cement. It was used only twice between 1914 and 1930, but it symbolizes the community's effort to meet its own needs.","narrative":"Built in 1914, the Davenport Jail is a tiny Mission Revival lockup on Center Street in the north Santa Cruz County coastal town of Davenport. Its eight-inch poured concrete walls, made with cement from the neighboring plant, enclose two small cells behind a shallow anteroom. A curved, banded parapet echoes California mission architecture, and a thick redwood plank door and barred windows emphasize security. The jail was authorized by the County Supervisors after local officials objected to the long trip to Santa Cruz with prisoners. Davenport was an isolated company town shaped by its cement industry, and basic services came from the plant, public agencies and private investors. The jail was used only twice between 1914 and 1930, then served as storage, including for Works Progress Administration equipment. It was donated to a local preservation society in 1979 and opened as a museum in 1987. It is listed for its role in the town's social history.","period_of_significance":"1914-30","architect_builder":"Unknown","architectural_style":"Late 19th/early 20th century Revivals/Mission/Spanish Colonial Revival","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Virtually unaltered; opened as a museum of north coast history in December 1987 and repaired after 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damage.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:27.555297-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/92000422.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000422/9fdc63a54c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/92000422/9fdc63a54c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"schnaars","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jail_in_Davenport,_California.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">schnaars</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jail_in_Davenport,_California.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861851","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133524081"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/santa-cruz-county/davenport-jail-92000422/"}