Complex sentence: Town was born in Thompson, Connecticut to Archelaus and Martha (Johnson) Town, trained with the eminent Asher Benjamin in Boston, and began his own professional career with designs for Harvard University, including the Asa Gray House (1810).
Split into simpler sentences: Town was born in Thompson, Connecticut to Archelaus and Martha (Johnson) Town. He trained with the eminent Asher Benjamin in Boston and began his own professional career with the Asa Gray House (1810).