Complex sentence: Using the same handtools that were used to build ships, local residents built St. Peter's in either 1883, the first service was held in April 1884 at the original location on Beacon Street, between 2nd and 3rd Street, on what was then Nob Hill.
Split into simpler sentences: Using the same handtools that were used to build ships, local residents built St. Peter's in 1883. The first service was held in April 1884 at the original location on Beacon Street, between 2nd and 3rd Street, on what was then Nob Hill.