Staunton High School was named after the commander of the Confederate States Army Robert E. Lee, also known as Uncle Robert, and used a Colonial Revival style in its original building.
Staunton High School was originally opened in the early 1900s and renamed to Robert E. Lee High School in 1914 during the monthly school board meeting held on April 30, 1914 at the urging of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807  October 12, 1870) was an American Confederate general best known as a commander of the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Uncle Robert, Marse Robert, King of Spades, Marble Man The original building, at 274 Churchville Avenue, is in Colonial Revival style. 
