Georgia O'Keeffe purchased the Abiquiú house in 1945 and used it as a home and studio.
O'Keeffe bought a neglected adobe house in the village of Abiquiú, New Mexico, in 1945. She spent years restoring it, preserving architectural features such as the courtyard, thick adobe walls, and the famous door opening onto a courtyard wall. The house became an important working environment and a recurring subject in her paintings.
She had already begun visiting New Mexico regularly in the 1920s and maintained a strong connection with Ghost Ranch. The Abiquiú property, however, was her own home and studio, distinct from the Ghost Ranch buildings. O'Keeffe lived there for part of each year and later spent more time in Santa Fe.
The property is now preserved as the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio, administered by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. Its restoration and setting help explain why architecture, courtyards, doors, and surrounding desert forms recur in her work.