History
Before moving to Wisconsin Avenue, Sidwell's campus was on I Street in downtown Washington and known as "Friends' Select School". The Wisconsin Avenue property was first used for athletic fields while the campus was still downtown, with students shuttling between the two sites by streetcar.
Sidwell adopted its dress code in 1955. At the urging of the students, it dropped its dress code in the 1970s.
Since 2005, the Wisconsin Avenue campus has seen the completion of the LEED-certified Middle School; a new indoor athletic facility; underground parking garage; and two turf fields. A new Quaker Meeting House facility is located in the newly-renovated Arts Center.
Thomas B. Farquhar is the Head of School as of the 2010-2011 school year, after the retirement of former Head of School Bruce Stewart at the end of the 2008-2009 school year.
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