Complex sentence: The school faces Maplewood Lane from which it derived its name and sits on land once owned by Jere Baxter (1852--1904), a prominent Nashvillian who was both a strong supporter of public education and an entrepreneur.
Split into simpler sentences: The school faces Maplewood Lane from which it derived its name. It sits on land once owned by Jere Baxter (1852--1904), a prominent Nashvillian who was both a strong supporter of public education and an entrepreneur.