The Dwyer House in Tilting, Fogo Island, is a centre-hall plan family house with a flared gable, bell-cast roof. It was built by Gerald Dwyer in 1888, and it is a good illustration of the well-established seasonal occupations and lifestyle of fishing families in outport Newfoundland.

When the house was completed, the Dwyer family spent the summertime fishing season at this residence, but wintered away from Fogo Island westward in Boyd's Cove, in the Bay of Exploits, where they could take advantage of access to resources and a less inclement climate.

The Dwyer house was always painted white on the front, with a different color for the trim. The back of the house and the outbuildings (which have since disappeared), used to be painted with red ochre. In 1987 Robert Mellin and Heidi Kravitz acquired the Dwyer House with the intention of restoring the property, which took 4 years. All details of the house were meticulously recorded, plans were drawn up, and restoration was carefully begun.

In 1990, the Dwyer House was designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador. Restoration work was done by local carpenters including Gerald Reardon, Lambert Dwyer, Peter Penton, and Daniel Dwyer, the great-grandson of the original builder, Gerald Dwyer. Windows were constructed by James Youden.

The modern windows were removed, all clapboard and trim were replaced, and the fine finish detail of trim was restored. Rotting wood in the eaves and soffits was replaced, and a new roof was installed, replacing modern asphalt shingles with wooden roofing shingles. A back pantry was converted into a bathroom, while a number of pieces of furniture, such as nightstands and bedroom dressers, were built by Fergus Dwyer, the son of the builder, and remain in the house.