Which New Mexico adobe home became Georgia O’Keeffe’s permanent residence in 1949?

The Abiquiú house became Georgia O’Keeffe’s permanent residence in 1949.

O’Keeffe acquired and restored an adobe house in the village of Abiquiú, New Mexico, and made it her permanent home in 1949. The property had a courtyard wall and a distinctive black door, both of which became important subjects in her paintings. She carefully shaped the house and its surroundings into a private working environment.

The Abiquiú property differs from Ghost Ranch, where O’Keeffe also owned a home and painted extensively. Ghost Ranch is a broader rural landscape north of Abiquiú, while the Abiquiú house was her village residence and studio. Both places are closely associated with her later career.

O’Keeffe had first visited New Mexico in 1929 and spent years returning seasonally before moving permanently after Alfred Stieglitz’s death. The Abiquiú house is now preserved as the Georgia O’Keeffe Home and Studio and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark.