MANITOGA BY RUSSEL WRIGHT
- Russel Wright
584 NY-9D, Garrison, New York 10524
Manitoga is the former home of American industrial designer, Russel Wright (1904-1976). Located in Garrison, New York, approximately one hour north of New York City, Manitoga has been designated as a National Historic Landmark and is open to the public.

Wright named the house, studio, and immediate landscape, Dragon Rock. He hired architect David Leavitt (1918-2013) who shared Wright’s appreciation of Japanese architecture and landscape design, which is reflected in the scale, structure, and details of Dragon Rock.

The house is intervened with nature blending architecture and landscape fx with the large expanses of glass provide views to a 30 foot waterfall, a quarry pool, and the surrounding landscape.



A large cedar tree trunk functions as a design element and is the main structural support of house. The Dragon Rock Studio was Russel Wright’s personal space where he slept and worked. In the studio, furniture that Wright designed as well as personal items are on view.

