The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular of Mount Carmel was a former Roman Catholic parish church that was demolished. The church was located 341 East 28th Street between First

First Avenue (Manhattan)

First Avenue is a north-south thoroughfare on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan, running from Houston Street northbound for over 125 blocks before terminating at the Willis Avenue Bridge into The Bronx at the Harlem River near East 127th Street. South of Houston Street, the...

 and Second

Second Avenue (Manhattan)

Second Avenue is an avenue on the East Side of the New York City borough of Manhattan extending from Houston Street at its south end to the Harlem River Drive at 128th Street at its north end. A one-way street, vehicular traffic runs only downtown. A bicycle lane in the left hand portion from 55th...

 Avenues in the Kips Bay

Kips Bay

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 neighborhood of Manhattan

Manhattan

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, New York City

New York City

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. The parish was established in 1889. The building is believed to have been erected that year, designed in the Country Gothic

Gothic Revival architecture

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 style. It was previously staffed by the Carmelite Fathers

Carmelites

The Order of the Brothers of Our Lady of Mount Carmel or Carmelites is a Catholic religious order perhaps founded in the 12th century on Mount Carmel, hence its name. However, historical records about its origin remain uncertain...

 and was the original location of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, which had been established in 1941 and was moved to Middletown, New York

Middletown, New York

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The parish was merged with that of the Church of St. Stephen the Martyr in the 1980s, with the newly combined parish named Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen

Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen

The Church of Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen is a Roman Catholic parish church in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York, located at 149 East 28th Street between Third and Lexington Avenues in the Rose Hill neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City...

. The sanctuary at 341 West 28th Street was torn down. In January 2007, it was announce by the Archdiocese of New York that the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus

Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus (New York City)

The City of New York has been served by two Roman Catholic parishes which were established under the patronage of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. In the Archdiocese of New York, the Church of the Sacred Hearts of Mary and Jesus was a former Roman Catholic parish church, primarily serving...

, located at 307 East 33rd Street, was to be merged into Our Lady of the Scapular-St. Stephen Church.