He returned to Oxford to finish his MA and Bachelor of Divinity after serving as the chaplain of Hilton Castle and vicar of St. Stephen's Church in London.

On the inner, Georgian face, the college entrance has an adaptation of the eastern façade of the original Massachusetts Statehouse, in which the British imperial lion and unicorn have been replaced by a pair of yales.

Separating the two main courtyards is the Crosspiece, housing both the Dean's and Head's Offices and a classroom space as well as carrels and reading rooms extending from the college's Spitzer Library.

Indoor spaces of architectural note include the Davenport Common Room, the aforementioned Spitzer Library and the Dining Hall.

The Dining Hall's walls are adorned with a two-panel portrait showcasing the diversity of the college's staff and students.

[9] In July 2022, Anjelica Gonzalez will succeed John Fabian Witt, making her the first Black woman to serve as Head of College in Yale's history.

In 1998, then junior Thomas Shaw, upon returning from a semester of mountaineering, brought back from the California Redwood country a five-and-a-half foot tall, 400 pound carved wooden gnome as a gift to the college.

The gnome, with its green painted shirt and yellow pants, quickly developed a following in the Davenport community, and was soon proudly adopted as the college's official mascot.

It was in the entrance of the administrative offices in Crosspiece for the first semester of the 2005–2006 school year, but was moved to the Davenport Dining Hall.

[citation needed] Davenport is the current coed football champion and has won championships in table tennis, golf, bowling, men's volleyball, swimming, softball, and track and field in the past 5 years.