American Home Furniture Files Chapter 11, Will Close Farmington Store

American Home Furniture & Mattress, the 90-year-old family-owned retailer headed by chair and CEO Kenton Van Harten, has filed for Chapter 11 reorganization and will close its Santa Fe store at 901 St. Michael’s Drive and its Farmington location while continuing to operate two Albuquerque stores, the company said in a customer FAQ and local reporting. The company’s site, which carries a Chapter 11 reorganization update and customer FAQs and shows a Copyright © 2026 footer, states it is not going out of business and will continue to fulfill orders.

The two Albuquerque outlets named by the company are the Comanche location at 801 Comanche Road NE and a Carlisle location, both of which the company says will remain open and continue to serve customers. Santafenewmexican reported that the Comanche store sits on the west side of Interstate 25 just north of the Interstate 40 interchange and that prolonged freeway construction has affected that site for more than a year, with the project projected to continue for another two years.

Company messaging frames the Chapter 11 filing as a reorganization rather than a liquidation and says the move will consolidate operations and strengthen long-term financial stability. The company’s FAQ says all existing and new customer orders will be fulfilled and that gift cards and warranties remain valid. Local television coverage noted the company described the filing as a reorganization and listed Comanche and Carlisle as the continuing Albuquerque locations.

American Home cited several pressures behind the reorganization: the prolonged freeway construction impacting the Comanche store, plus broader inflationary and tariff-related cost pressures affecting the retail furniture industry. Santafenewmexican and KOB reported that floor-model liquidation sales will be conducted at the Santa Fe and Farmington locations over the coming weeks as part of the consolidation.

The closure of the Farmington store creates a direct retail impact in San Juan County, an effect noted in the original reporting. Precise local details remain incomplete: the reporting provides no Farmington street address, no firm store-closing dates beyond liquidation sales taking place in the coming weeks, and no employee counts or severance information. Santafenewmexican said Kenton Van Harten did not immediately respond to a phone message seeking details about timing and how many employees would be affected.

Outside observers have described the move as closing half of the company’s stores, but the company and local coverage explicitly identify two stores remaining open and two closing without stating the chain’s total pre-filing store count. Bankruptcy case documents, a formal petition date and docket number have not been published in the company FAQ; reviewing those filings will be necessary to confirm creditor arrangements and the company’s pledges to honor orders, gift cards and warranties.