Albera-Matlock Block 115-119 Santa Fe Ave.

These three buildings are known as the Albera-Matlock Block. The trio of buildings, constructed between 1894 and 1906, are considered 19th century commercial construction. The first-floor storefronts of the three buildings were unified after 1963 through installation of a flat canopy and stuccoing of the transom area above the canopy. 

The shorter building is known as the Matlock building. It was constructed by W.S. Matlock. The building occupants included a bar and a furniture store. If you look at the top of the building on the facade you can still see the words Valley Furniture. 

The two-story Albera Block, completed in 1894, features rough-cut limestone walls. The rear of the building contains an addition that was built in 1946 and a loading dock that was constructed after 1946. The building currently has a decorative concrete breezeblock wall that has been carried across the historic storefront. 

Victor Albera was born in Italy in 1858, he immigrated to the United States in 1879 and settled in Georgetown, Colorado. In June 1881, Victor Albera moved to La Junta. Victor married Ida Hospetalier in 1887 and had two children. They had their home at 804 Belleview Ave designed in 1899 by architect George F. Barber. 

Victor eventually purchased the corner building from Matlock and the three buildings became known as the Albera-Matlock Block. The building's commercial businesses over the years included a saloon, hardware and plumbing business, clothing store, grocery store, furniture store, city post office, and Mason Wholesale.