Politics & Government

Post Office Proposed as a Historical Landmark

Heritage organizations are working to protect Santa Monica's 75-year-old post office as a city landmark.

The city's Landmarks Commission is finalizing a proposed covenant for its Aug. 12 meeting that will protect and preserve a historical post office located on Seventh Street. The 75-year-old post office was closed to the public last month and services were relocated to another location on Seventh Street. 

The Santa Monica Conservancy has been working with other preservation agencies to protect the building’s historical features since the building was put up for sale last year, according to the SMC website.

An earlier story reported the post office opened in 1938 during former president Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s Works Projects Administration. Detailed paneling and light fixtures in the lobby make the building a worthy candidate of a Santa Monica landmark, according to SMC.

The final draft of the covenant will be presented to the city council after review by the U.S. Postal Service. The draft will recommend the city accept responsibility for the preservation plan and enforce it before the building is listed for sale. The covenant will designate the building as a city landmark, but the change in status won't take effect until after it is purchased. 


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