George W. Orff

Who is George W. Orff?

George W. Orff was an American architect of Bangor, Maine and Minnesota.

Orff was born in Bangor in 1836. In 1861, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts to study architecture, returning to Bangor ten years later. In 1878, he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota.

His largest Bangor work may have been the Adams-Pickering Block, a Second Empire-style commercial block which was built in 1873.

He worked together with his architect brother Fremont D. Orff, who also partnered with Edgar E. Joralemon as Orff & Joraleman.

A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

Works include:

Adams-Pickering Block, Corner of Main and Middle Sts. Bangor, ME, NRHP-listed

Bank Block, 15 Main St. Dexter, ME, NRHP-listed

Roscoe Hersey House, 416 S. 4th St. Stillwater, MN, NRHP-listed

Pioneer Block, 401-409 Water St. Eau Claire, WI, NRHP-listed

Jones P. Veazie House, 88 Fountain St. Bangor, ME, NRHP-listed

Water Street Historic District, 402-436 & 401-421 Water St. Eau Claire, WI, NRHP-listed

Samuel Kidder Whiting House, 214 Main St Ellsworth, ME, NRHP-listed