Lester and Norma Dent House
Lester and Norma Dent House | |
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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°WCoordinates: 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]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ 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.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) (includes 14 photographs from 1989)
Categories:
- Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
- Modernist architecture in Missouri
- Houses completed in 1941
- Houses in Macon County, Missouri
- National Register of Historic Places in Macon County, Missouri
- Northeast Missouri Registered Historic Place stubs