Pearce Foley House Registered Heritage Structure

The Pearce Foley House has been designated a Registered Heritage Structure because of its aesthetic and historical values.

The Pearce Foley House has aesthetic value due to its design and environmental setting. Stylistically, the house is a good regional example of a type of vernacular design once typical in the area, featuring a symmetrical three bay facade, steep gable roof placed over two storeys and a one storey porch or back kitchen on the rear facade. Adding to its aesthetic value is the placement of the house within the community. It is located centrally in the community of Tilting, on an island that is visible from all areas of the settlement. As such, it is an important component of the built landscape in a community noted for the continuance and prominence of traditional housing styles.

The Pearce Foley House has historic value due to its age. Constructed in 1875, it is among the oldest original structures in Tilting as well as in the greater Notre Dame Bay region. It has further historic value because of its association with a well known local historian and tradition bearer, Clarence Foley. A wharf manager with Earle Sons and Company for over forty years, Foley was known for his remarkable memory of local history and genealogy and as an excellent traditional singer.