What was Georgia O'Keeffe’s 1945 home near Abiquiu made from?

Georgia O'Keeffe’s 1945 home near Abiquiu was an adobe building.

O'Keeffe acquired the abandoned adobe house in 1945 and had it restored before using it as a home and studio. The property became one of the most important physical settings of her later life. Its thick earthen walls, courtyard, door, and surrounding landscape appear in paintings and photographs associated with her New Mexico period.

Adobe is a building material made from earth, often mixed with water and organic material and formed into blocks or used as packed construction. Traditional adobe architecture is widespread in the American Southwest, where its heavy walls help moderate interior temperatures.

The Abiquiu property is often confused with Ghost Ranch because both are closely linked to O'Keeffe. Ghost Ranch was a separate property and landscape source. The Abiquiu home was especially significant as a private residence and working studio, and it is now preserved as part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio.