The Davenport Jail Museum

2 Davenport Avenue
Davenport, CA 95017
Voice: (831) 429-1964

The Davenport Jail Museum is administered by the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History.

Hours: Weekends, 10 am - 2 pm, and by appointment.

Built in 1914, this two-cell county jail was used only once before being abandoned in 1936. Fifty years later it was given a new purpose when it was converted into a museum of North Coast history in 1987. Its intriguing permanent exhibition explores aspects of the North Coast story such as native settlements, the natural environment, major industries, early families, and community life. Davenport Jail is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The town of Davenport is 11 miles north of Santa Cruz on Highway 1.
The Jail Museum is next to the Davenport Cash Store.