The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it is considering shutting down the historic post office in downtown Huntington Beach.
Spokesman Richard Maher said the government has launched a study to determine whether it would be feasible to close the facility at 316 Olive Ave., which was built in 1935.
If the office closed, its delivery staff would be relocated to another post office. P.O. boxes and retail services would also move to a different facility.
If the study shows that the office can be closed, the Postal Service will hold a public hearing.
"No decisions have been made," Maher said. "We're not sure if this would be able to be accomplished."
The post office, a Works Progress Administration project during the Great Depression, opened on Dec. 7, 1935. According to local historian Chris Jepsen, it was designed by Louis A. Simon, who designed the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles as well as post offices in Canoga Park and Whittier.