Which New Mexico building did Georgia O’Keeffe purchase in 1945 and move into permanently in 1949?

Georgia O’Keeffe purchased the Abiquiú house in 1945 and moved into it permanently in 1949.

The property is now known as the Georgia O’Keeffe Home and Studio in Abiquiú, New Mexico. O’Keeffe had first noticed the abandoned adobe house during drives through the area. She was drawn to a courtyard wall and a door set into it, motifs that appeared repeatedly in her paintings and drawings.

After purchasing the house, O’Keeffe worked with architect Juan Hamilton to restore and adapt it. The building includes adobe walls, a courtyard, a studio, and architectural details that remained important to her daily life and art. It became her principal home after she left New York for New Mexico.

The Abiquiú house is often confused with Ghost Ranch, another New Mexico location closely associated with O’Keeffe. Ghost Ranch was her rural retreat and a major source of landscape imagery, while the Abiquiú property was her home and working studio. The site is now preserved as a National Trust Historic Site.