Lester and Norma Dent House

Historic house in Missouri, United States
United States historic place
Lester and Norma Dent House
The Dent House in 2024
40°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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