Lester and Norma Dent House | |
Location | 225 N. Church St. La Plata, Missouri |
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Coordinates | 40°1′31″N 92°29′41″W / 40.02528°N 92.49472°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1941 |
Architect | Dent, Lester |
Architectural style | Modern Movement |
NRHP reference No. | 90000763 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 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]
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