Complex sentence: The house was built between 1694 and 1712 of pinkish Bermuda stone by John Breton in the city's French Quarter and was a tavern in the 1750s.
Split into simpler sentences: The house was built between 1694 and 1712 of pinkish Bermuda stone by John Breton in the city's French Quarter. The building was a tavern in the 1750s.