This gingerbread house is “inspired” by a house here in Springfield, Illinois. I chose this one over similar houses because of the double decker porte cochere. I believe in using as many different candies as possible. By my count this one has 32 types of candies plus lots of different colors. Every year I try to come up with at least one different technique. This year it’s the combination of “bones” and licorice pieces for the railings.