Gingerbread House

Houses like this are common in New England, and they always strike me as reminiscent of gingerbread houses (though the colors may be incongruous--cf. the tale of Hansel and Gretel, recorded by the Brothers Grimm).

This one is more or less around the corner from us in Northampton, next to Joe's Cafe on the right. A less fancy one is here. Although I haven't checked it out, the house must include two or three apartments (there are two front doors and three mailboxes visible). Multiple-unit houses are fairly common in our neighborhood, which is close to our small downtown.