225 N. Church St., La Plata, Missouri. County/parish: Macon.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 18, 1990. NRIS 90000763.
1 contributing building.Also known as:
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
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/63819671