Davenport College

Davenport College
Residential college at Yale University
Yale University
Coat of arms of Davenport College
Location248 York Street
Coordinates41°18′37″N 72°55′51″W / 41.31037°N 72.93094°W / 41.31037; -72.93094
NicknameD'port
MottoCamera principis, mare liberum. (Latin)
Motto in EnglishHouse of a leader, a free sea.
Established1933
Named forJohn Davenport
Colorsblack, white, maroon
Sister collegeWinthrop House
HeadAnjelica Gonzalez[1]
DeanAdam Ployd[2]
Undergraduates477 (2013–2014)
MascotGnome
Websitedavenport.yalecollege.yale.edu

Davenport College (colloquially referred to as D'port) is one of the fourteen residential colleges of Yale University. Its buildings were completed in 1933[3] mainly in the Georgian style but with a gothic façade along York Street. The college was named for John Davenport, who founded Yale's home city of New Haven, Connecticut.[4][5] An extensive renovation of the college's buildings occurred during the 2004–2005 academic year as part of Yale's comprehensive building renovation project. Davenport College has an unofficial rivalry with adjoining Pierson College.

  1. ^ "Head of College Office". Davenport College. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  2. ^ "Dean's Office". Davenport College. Archived from the original on October 31, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  3. ^ Pierson, George (1955). Yale: the University College, 1921-1937, Volume 2. Yale University Press. p. 636.
  4. ^ Seymour, Charles (1933). The Yale Residential Colleges. Yale University.
  5. ^ Davenport College Home Page Archived August 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine