Georgia O'Keeffe restored a historic adobe house in Abiquiu, New Mexico.
She acquired the property in 1945 after being drawn to its setting and the architectural forms of northern New Mexico. The house had been neglected, and O'Keeffe worked with architect Juan Hamilton during its restoration. Its courtyard, door, walls, and surrounding landscape later appeared in several of her paintings.
The Abiquiu house became one of O'Keeffe’s principal homes and studios. Its most recognizable feature is a black door set in a thick adobe wall, a subject she painted repeatedly from different viewpoints. The house also provided a quiet base for her work away from New York.
Abiquiu is distinct from Santa Fe, where O'Keeffe spent time and where the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum is located. It is also distinct from Ghost Ranch, another nearby place strongly associated with her art. These northern New Mexico locations form an interconnected but not identical part of her biography.