In October 1848, van Haren Noman established its first bookshop, operated as van Haren Noman, in a small rented room on Buiten Nieuwpoort Straat (now Jalan Pintu Besar Selatan). Not long after, van Haren Noman acquired larger premises on Binnen Nieuwpoort Straat (now Jalan Pintu Besar Utara).
