{"nrhp_refnum":"09000122","name":"Lee, Robert E., High School","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"274 Churchville Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Staunton","county":"Staunton","state":"VA","lat":38.15903589200008,"lon":-79.07742612099997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2009-03-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Robert E. Lee High School is a Colonial Revival brick school building at 274 Churchville Avenue in Staunton, Virginia, built in 1926 with two wings added in 1954. It sits on a bluff above Gypsy Hill Park on about five acres.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the school is one of the most impressive Colonial Revival schools in the Shenandoah Valley and was Staunton's first separate secondary school. It was designed by T. J. Collins and Sons with William Butts Ittner. Its exterior and much of its interior remain largely unaltered, and it is eligible under Criterion C for architecture.","narrative":"Perched on a steep bluff above Gypsy Hill Park in Staunton, Robert E. Lee High School is a Colonial Revival building completed in 1926 and opened in January 1927 at a cost of $193,000. The original two-story brick central block has a slate hipped roof, a large cupola, stone cornices, brick quoins and pediments over its entrances. Two wings, added in 1954, flank it and bring the building to about 114,000 square feet. Most original nine-over-nine wood windows survive, along with original hardwood floors, chalkboards and a chemistry lab on the interior. Designed by the local firm T. J. Collins and Sons in association with William Butts Ittner, it was Staunton's first separate secondary school and the city's only high school during its period of significance, so most local residents passed through it. Its architecture and well-preserved character support its listing. Public education there ended in 1983, and the building is now vacant. A concrete bleacher structure cut into the hillside is also counted as a contributing resource.","period_of_significance":"1926-1954","architect_builder":"T.J. Collins & Son","architectural_style":"Colonial Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Closed for public education since 1983; current function listed as vacant, not in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:52:02.944319-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/81/6837/41683781/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_VA/09000122.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000122/8accb24aba-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/09000122/8accb24aba-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Ben Schumin","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_E._Lee_High_School,_Staunton,_VA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Ben Schumin</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Robert_E._Lee_High_School,_Staunton,_VA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683781","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staunton_High_School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7343847"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/virginia/staunton/lee-robert-e-high-school-09000122/"}