Georgia O'Keeffe purchased her adobe house in Abiquiú, New Mexico, in 1945.
The property was a neglected adobe hacienda with a distinctive black door opening onto a courtyard wall. O'Keeffe had noticed the door years earlier and later made it a recurring subject in paintings. After buying the property, she worked with architect and builder Juan Hamilton to restore and adapt it as a home and studio.
The Abiquiú house became one of O'Keeffe's principal bases. It offered a private setting and direct access to the northern New Mexico landscape that had inspired her since her first visit in 1929. She also spent time at Ghost Ranch, another important New Mexico location.
Abiquiú is sometimes confused with Ghost Ranch because both places are closely connected to O'Keeffe's work. Ghost Ranch was a landscape and residence area she used for years; the 1945 purchase specifically refers to the adobe home in Abiquiú.