Drexel Students Create Gingerbread Mansion for Display at The Shops at Liberty Place

(L-R) Students Chris Neal, Christine Luby and Marie Whitehead show off their final gingerbread creation, the Thomas Mansion in Fairmount Park

From its gumdrop shingles to its lollipop lampposts, a gingerbread house created by three Drexel University students is among the frosted versions of historic Fairmount Park sites created by local chefs for the Third Annual Gingerbread House Display.

From its gumdrop shingles to its lollipop lampposts, a gingerbread house created by three Drexel University students is among the frosted versions of historic Fairmount Park sites created by local chefs for the Third Annual Gingerbread House Display.

The three undergraduate students – Christine Luby, a nutrition and foods major in the College of Nursing & Health Professions; Chris Neal, a construction management major in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies; and Marie Whitehead, a culinary arts major in Drexel's Center for Hospitality & Sport Management – combined their talents to create a replica of Fairmount Park’s Thomas Mansion, which was built in 1869 for George Clifford Thomas, an American golf course architect, botanist and author.

The three undergraduate students – Christine Luby, a nutrition and foods major in the College of Nursing & Health Professions; Chris Neal, a construction management major in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies; and Marie Whitehead, a culinary arts major in Drexel's Center for Hospitality & Sport Management – combined their talents to create a replica of Fairmount Park’s Thomas Mansion, which was built in 1869 for George Clifford Thomas, an American golf course architect, botanist and author.

The display is open to the public Monday – Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. and Sunday from Noon – 6 p.m. After Nov. 15, the display will be moved to a separate space in Liberty Place until the 22nd.

Drexel announced the launch of its new Center for Hospitality and Sport Management in October. Formerly in the Goodwin College of Professional Studies, the freestanding Center includes programs in sport management, hospitality management, culinary arts and food science. It is headed up by Dr. Jonathan Deutsch, who previously directed Drexel’s hospitality, culinary and food science programs.