page_title: Nyhavn 63
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Nyhavn 63 / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Nyhavn 63-65 in Copenhagen, Denmark
context_page_description: Nyhavn 15 is a historic townhouse overlooking the Nyhavn Canal in central Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe. The building is listed on the Danish Registry of Protected Buildings and Places. A warehouse in the courtyard has been converted into a hostel.
context_section_description: In 1756, Nyhavn 63 was built for timber merchant Jens Larsen.
  From 1845 to 1846, the church historian P. F. A. Hammerich lived in the building while working at Trinitatis Church.
  In 1870, August Bournonville lived on the second floor.
  From 1886 to 1891, the writer and zoologist Vilhelm Bergsøe lived on the second floor. His son Paul Bergsøe's memoirs Tre små vinduer (Three Small Windows) describe his childhood home in Nyhavn.
  In the 1880s and 1890s, royal actor Poul Reumert grew up in the building as the son of actor Elith Reumert and dancer Athalia Reumert.
  In 1910, the trading company Ørum ¤ Wulf was based in the building. The company was founded on 13 September 1795 by N. N. Ørumin in partnership with a young merchant, Jens Andreas, but it is unclear when it moved to Nyhavn. The company would close in 1912.
  In the late 1930s, the "ingeneer" (engineer) Jørgen Koch lived in the building.
  In 1950, Henriques & Zøylner's Eftf, another trading company, was based in the building. It had been founded by Gustav Aron Henriques (1859-1939) and C. Zøylner (1875-1937) on 1 September 1900, but it is also not known when that company moved to Nyhavn 63.
  From 1950 to 1988, The Maritime Library (Søfartens Bibliotek) was based in the building. It had been founded by the shipping company J. Lauritzen in 1939. The company is now located in Rødovre.
  As of 2018, a hostel is located in the rear wing and the side wing houses a restaurant.
caption: The building (left) at its neighbor at No. 65 in the 1900s.
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