ABSTRACT
In The Netherlands the systematic governmental care of its cultural heritage started in the second half of the nineteenth century. Victor de Stuers (1843–1916) is regarded as the founder of ‘organized’ conservation. Under his leadership a number of volunteers itemized and documented the most important buildings. This inventory led to the Provisional List of Dutch Monuments of Art and History (1903–33), on which the official list of historic buildings and monuments was later based.
