In 1855, Richard Morris Hunt established an Ecole-modeled atelier in New York that was:
A) a distinctive French hotel.
B) a studio space where American students could come for architectural training.
C) an architectural firm run by American students from Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
D) an architectural workshop run by French students from Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
E) a mansion for European nobility.

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Richard Morris Hunt, who had studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, established a studio space in New York in 1855 to provide architectural training to American students, modeling it after the French educational system he experienced. This was significant in bringing Beaux-Arts architectural principles to the United States.

In 1855, Richard Morris Hunt Established an Ecole-Modeled Atelier in New