Complex sentence: After Williamson's death in 1888, the lavish establishment was taken over by the Bank of New Zealand and leased to the Anglican church, and was purchased by the Sisters of Mercy in 1913.
Split into simpler sentences: After Williamson's death in 1888, the lavish establishment was taken over by the Bank of New Zealand and leased to the Anglican church. Later it was purchased by the Sisters of Mercy in 1913.