Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Records for the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio
Scope and Contents Note
Architectural documentation of the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio in Abiquiu, New Mexico was accomplished in June and July 1996, in accordance with the goals and standards of the Historic American Buildings Survey and the Center for Historic Architecture at the University of Houston College of Architecture. The objective of the project was to accurately measure and document the building and site.
The project was directed by Adjunct Professor Barry Moore, FAIA, of the University of Houston College of Architecture, with the assistance of field supervisors James P. Arnold and Karen Skaer Soh, graduate teaching assistant Aaron Jones, and graduate research assistant Stephen James. Members of the documentation team were graduate architecture students Paul H. Baros, Amy Harrell, Yu-Wen Diana Huang, Wade Clay Huggins, San Dinh Ma, Paul Rhodes, Gretchen Smith, Cheryl Sydow, Audrey Marie Trotti, and Penelope Van Horn. Professor David Wahlstrom of the University of Houston College of Technology directed the site survey. Their work was sponsored by the Center for Historic Architecture at the University of Houston College of Architecture, and The Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation. Further support was provided by the Susan Vaughan Foundation, Sallie Bingham, Salley Chandler and Ron Blankenship, Cornerstones Community Foundation, Michael and Ci Ci Fowler, Barbara Foshay Miller, Lisa and Stephen Schaefer, and William Stern.
The bulk of the collection consists of reports, field notes, plans, elevations, drawings and photographs.
Dates
- Creation: 1996-2009
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to the public for research purposes.
Copy and Reproduction Restrictions
Reproductions of materials in this collection are restricted. Written permission to publish, distribute or reproduce is required concurrently from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the Center for Historic Architecture at the University of Houston. Please contact the archivist for further information.
Biographical and Historical Note
The National Park Service (NPS) Heritage Documentation Programs administers the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), the federal government's oldest preservation program, and its companion programs: the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). Documentation produced through the programs constitutes the nation's largest archive of historic architectural, engineering, and landscape documentation.
The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage. Creation of the program was motivated primarily by the perceived need to mitigate the negative effects upon our history and culture of rapidly vanishing architectural resources. At the same time, important early preservation initiatives were just getting underway, such as restoration of the colonial capital at Williamsburg and the development within the National Park Service (NPS) of historical parks and National Historic Sites. Architects interested in the colonial era had previously produced drawings and photographs of historic architecture, but only on a limited, local, or regional basis. A source was needed to assist with the documentation of our architectural heritage, as well as with design and interpretation of historic resources, that was national in scope. As it was stated in the tripartite agreement between the American Institute of Architects, the Library of Congress, and the NPS that formed HABS, a comprehensive and continuous national survey is the logical concern of the federal government. As a national survey, the HABS collection is intended to represent a complete resume of the builder's art. Thus, the building selection ranges in type and style from the monumental and architect-designed to the utilitarian and vernacular, including a sampling of our nation's vast array of regionally and ethnically derived building traditions.
United States National Park Service. "Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)." Last modified April 30, 2016. /www.nps.gov/hdp/habs/index.htm
Extent
5.59 Linear Feet (1 hollinger box, 2 rolled document boxes)
Language
English
Overview
Reports, architectural drawings, and photographs relating to the 1996 Historic American Buildings Survey of Georgia O'Keeffe's Abiquiu house.
Arrangement of Collection
Materials are in original order.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was deposited by Barry Moore, Workshop for Historic Architecture, University of Houston College of Architecture in 2012.
Ownership and Rights
This collection is the physical property of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. The collection is subject to all copyright laws. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Materials are copyrighted by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum except photographs created by Malcolm Varon, which remain copyright Malcolm Varon. Written permission to publish, distribute or reproduce is required concurrently from the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the Center for Historic Architecture at the University of Houston. For photographs by Malcolm Varon, permission for use must be obtained from Malcolm Varon.
Processing Information
Processing of this collection was completed by Pat Bacha and Elizabeth Ehrnst in 2016.
Subject
- Georgia O'Keeffe Foundation (Organization)
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) Records for the Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio, 1996-2009
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Ehrnst
- Date
- June 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Repository
217 Johnson Street
Santa Fe NM 87501 US
505-946-1000