Staunton High School was named after the commander of the Confederate States Army Robert E. Lee 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. The school was named after the commander of the Confederate States Army Robert E. Lee, who also commanded the Army of Northern Virginia during the Civil War. The original building, at 274 Churchville Avenue, is in Colonial Revival style. Colonial Revival 
