What was Georgia O'Keeffe's first New Mexico home, purchased in 1940?

Ghost Ranch was Georgia O'Keeffe's first New Mexico home, purchased in 1940.

Located near Abiquiu in northern New Mexico, Ghost Ranch is known for dramatic cliffs, broad desert views, and colorful geological formations. O'Keeffe had visited the area before buying property there, and its distinctive terrain became a recurring source for her paintings and drawings.

She purchased a house at Ghost Ranch in 1940 and used it as a retreat and studio. The landscape offered a different setting from New York and from Lake George, where she had spent substantial time with Stieglitz. O'Keeffe later acquired and renovated a larger historic house in Abiquiu, where she lived for much of her New Mexico career.

Ghost Ranch is sometimes confused with O'Keeffe's Abiquiu home because both places were central to her work and lie in the same general region. They are separate locations. Ghost Ranch is also associated with paleontology, archaeology, and film locations, making it a major cultural and geological site beyond its connection to O'Keeffe.