By the time of the Philippine revolution, del Pilar was forced to leave his home in Bulakan and escape to Spain wherein he continued his work along with other progressives like Jose Rizal, and Graciano Lopez Jaena.

A shrine to commemorate Plaridel was first conceived in 1955 by the Samahang Bulacan under the leadership of poet Jose Corazon de Jesus.

Afterwards, the 4,027 square meter birth site was donated to the Bulacan Provincial Government by the family of Plaridel's youngest daughter, Anita del Pilar-Marasigan through Atty.

After roughly six decades of being interred at the Manila North Cemetery, the remains of Marcelo del Pilar was transferred to his birthsite on August 30, 1984.

Marasigan-Santos later on had a mausoleum built behind the monument and re-interred the remains of their family members, among them Plaridel's wife, Marciana “Tsanay” del Pilar.

[3] Upon the celebration of the del Pilar's centennial death anniversary, on July 4, 1996 former President Fidel V. Ramos ordered allocation of funds for the erection of a museum-library at the back of the site.

At the center of the 4,027-square-metre (43,350 sq ft) site is the monument of Marcelo H. del Pilar, made by local sculptor Apolinario Bulaong.

Made of cement mixed with crushed bronze, the statue stands 10 feet high and beneath it lies the remains of the hero himself, laid to his final resting place in 1984.

The structure, built of modern materials in the style of the traditional bahay-na-bato, showcases displays of Marcelo del Pilar's literary works as well as collections of different kinds of books written by and in commemoration various Filipino heroes.