Complex sentence: Durfee Hall was completed in 1871 under the direction of Russell Sturgis, Jr. (M.A., Honorary, Yale University, 1872) and received its name from the generous Yale benefactor Bradford M. C. Durfee, Esq., of Fall River, Massachussetts.
Split into simpler sentences: Durfee Hall was completed in 1871 under the direction of Russell Sturgis, Jr. (M.A., Honorary, Yale University, 1872). It was named for the generous Yale benefactor Bradford M. C. Durfee, Esq., of Fall River, Massachussetts.