Complex sentence: It was built about 1850 and is a-story, cruciform-plan building with board-and-batten siding and a cross-gable roof, built into a hillside and features a number of eclectic-Picturesque design elements.
Split into simpler sentences: It was built about 1850 and is a-story, cruciform-plan building with board-and-batten siding and a cross-gable roof. It is built into a hillside and features a number of eclectic-Picturesque design elements.