At the beginning of the 20th century, Sears, Roebuck, & Co. was the Amazon.com of its time selling nearly everything - from clothing to firearms, appliances, tools, houses, toys, medicines, etc. - via its massive, 300+ page, mail-order catalog.
"(Hall) said local lawyer Fred Ayers bought the house as a kit back in the 1920s through the Sears, Roebuck and Co. catalog.
The Sears Archives website states the retailer sold more than 70,000 of the build-it-yourself house kits in nearly 450 different housing styles between 1908 and 1940.
“I just think it’s wonderful that it’s in our town,” Jones said.
With the announcement that Sears filed for bankruptcy this week among plunging sales, the store in Albuquerque’s Coronado Center was announced as one among the hundreds of locations set to close.
Meanwhile, the Estancia home from the once-popular retailer is still standing, with locals proud to share its history nearly 100 years later."
