George W. Orff, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

George W. Orff

American architect of Bangor, Maine and Minnesota

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1835

Date of Death: 11-Mar-1908

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About George W. Orff

  • George W.
  • Orff (March 3, 1835 in Bangor – March 11, 1908), was an American architect of Bangor, Maine and Minnesota.He is buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine.
  • 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 (with attribution): Adams-Pickering Block, Corner of Main and Middle Sts.
  • Bangor, ME (Orff, George W.), NRHP-listed Bank Block, 15 Main St.
  • Dexter, ME (Orff, George W.), NRHP-listed Roscoe Hersey House, 416 S.
  • 4th St.
  • Stillwater, MN (Orff, George), NRHP-listed Pioneer Block, 401-409 Water St.
  • Eau Claire, WI (Orff), NRHP-listed Jones P.
  • Veazie House, 88 Fountain St.
  • Bangor, ME (Orff, George W.), NRHP-listed Water Street Historic District, 402-436 & 401-421 Water St.
  • Eau Claire, WI (Orff, George W.), NRHP-listed Samuel Kidder Whiting House, 214 Main St Ellsworth, ME (Orff, George), NRHP-listed

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