Complex sentence: Built of coast redwood, it sits on the Mendocino headlands overlooking the Pacific Ocean, its board and batten exterior walls, tall side-entrance bell tower, steep gabled roof and lancet windows are typical of many Carpenter Gothic churches.
Split into simpler sentences: Built of coast redwood, it sits on the Mendocino headlands overlooking the Pacific Ocean and was built of coast redwood. Its board and batten exterior walls, tall side-entrance bell tower, steep gabled roof and lancet windows are typical of many Carpenter Gothic churches.