Background
Orff was born in Bangor on March 3, 1835 and died on March 11, 1908.
Orff was born in Bangor on March 3, 1835 and died on March 11, 1908.
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.
Works include (with attribution):
Adams-Pickering Block, Corner of Main and Middle Saints Bangor, Master of Engineering (Orff,George West), NRHP-listed
Bank Block, 15 Main Saint Dexter, Master of Engineering (Orff, George West), NRHP-listed
Roscoe Hersey House, 416 South. 4th Saint Stillwater, Minnesota (Orff,George), NRHP-listed
Pioneer Block, 401-409 Water Saint Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Orff), NRHP-listed
Jones P. Veazie House, 88 Fountain Saint Bangor, Master of Engineering (Orff,George West), NRHP-listed
Water Street Historic District, 402-436 & 401-421 Water Saint Eau Claire, Wisconsin (Orff, George West), NRHP-listed
Samuel Kidder Whiting House, 214 Main Street Ellsworth, Master of Engineering (Orff,George), NRHP-listed.