Lester and Norma Dent House

Lester and Norma Dent House
The Dent House in 2024
Lester and Norma Dent House is located in Missouri
Lester and Norma Dent House
Lester and Norma Dent House is located in the United States
Lester and Norma Dent House
Location225 N. Church St.
La Plata, Missouri
Coordinates40°1′31″N 92°29′41″W / 40.02528°N 92.49472°W / 40.02528; -92.49472
Arealess than one acre
Built1941 (1941)
ArchitectDent, Lester
Architectural styleModern Movement
NRHP reference No.90000763[1]
Added to NRHPMay 18, 1990

Lester and Norma Dent House, also known as the House of Gadgets, is a historic home located at La Plata, Macon County, Missouri. It was built in 1941, and is a one-and-a-half-story, Modern Movement style dwelling sheathed in brick and asbestos siding. The house has a gable roof and is of the Cape Cod cottage type. It was the home of American pulp-fiction author Lester Dent (1904-1959).[2]: 2 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Mildred V. Arnold, Mary B. Aue, and Steven Mitchell (November 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lester and Norma Dent House" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 14 photographs from 1989)


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