Complex sentence: The Hulman family, through a spokesman, initially denied reports that the Terre Haute House would be demolished when the story of the impending sale first broke, but it soon became clear that the end was coming.
Split into simpler sentences: The Hulman family, through their spokesman, initially denied reports that the Terre Haute House would be demolished. That was the family's official story when news of the impending sale first broke, but it soon became clear that the end was coming.