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Lester And Norma Dent House

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).

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

References

  1. ^ "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)