| Lester and Norma Dent House | |
| Coordinates: | 40.0253°N -92.4947°W |
| Architect: | Dent, Lester |
| Architecture: | Modern Movement |
| Added: | May 18, 1990 |
| Area: | less than one acre |
| Refnum: | 90000763 |
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).[1]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.