Complex sentence: In 1906, B.C. 's Lieutenant Governor, James Dunsmuir who was of Scottish ancestry, purchased the property and commissioned renowned Canadian architect Samuel Maclure to build a 40-room home in the Scottish baronial style, a Gothic revival style popular in the Edwardian period.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1906, B.C. 's Lieutenant Governor, James Dunsmuir, who was of Scottish ancestry, purchased the property. He commissioned the renowned Canadian architect Samuel Maclure to build a 40-room home in the Scottish baronial style; the Gothic revival style was popular in the Edwardian period.