Complex sentence: Henry Ives Cobb (August 19,1859--March 27,1931), born in Brookline, Massachusetts, was a Chicago-based architect in the last decades of the 19th century, known for his designs in the Romanesque and Victorian Gothic styles.
Split into simpler sentences: Henry Ives Cobb (August 19,1859--March 27,1931). Born in Brookline, Massachusetts, he was a Chicago-based architect in the last decades of the 19th century, known for his designs in the Romanesque and Victorian Gothic styles.