Complex sentence: The large 10-room, two story wooden neoclassical farmhouse was originally built in 1858 for Robert Morton, a retired Montreal contractor who moved to the area to be close to his two sons who had a hardware store in Brantford.
Split into simpler sentences: The large 10-room, two story wooden neoclassical home was originally built in 1858. The farmhouse had originally been built for Robert Morton, a retired Montreal contractor who moved to the area to be close to his two sons who ran a hardware store in Brantford.