Complex sentence: This large, ornate, Italianate structure was to last less than a hundred years; it was demolished in 1975 despite some protest and an attempt to get it listed in order to prevent its destruction.
Split into simpler sentences: This large, ornate, Italianate, structure was to last less than a hundred years. It was demolished in 1975 despite some protest and an attempt to get it listed in order to prevent its destruction.