▁and ▁ch icken ▁house . ▁ ▁A ▁road house ▁and ▁sal oon ▁were ▁built ▁after ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁but ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁after ▁the ▁min ing ▁bo om ▁had ▁ended . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁flu ▁ep ide mic ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁N ome ▁built ▁a ▁large ▁or phan age ▁at ▁the ▁site , ▁complete ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁church , ▁d orm itory ▁and ▁school , ▁and ▁living ▁qu arters ▁for ▁the ▁staff , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁green h ouses . ▁ ▁These ▁facilities ▁were ▁kept ▁warm ▁by ▁water ▁pip ed ▁from ▁the ▁hot ▁spr ings . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁but ▁soon ▁re open ed ▁as ▁a ▁recre ational ▁facility ▁for ▁the ▁military , ▁serving ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁When ▁survey ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁prior ▁to ▁listing ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places , ▁the ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁were ▁in ▁d eter ior ated ▁condition . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁is ▁owned ▁by ▁Una ata q ▁L LC , ▁a ▁cons ort ium ▁of ▁area ▁Al aska ▁native ▁corpor ations ▁which ▁is ▁working ▁on ▁development ▁alternatives ▁for ▁the ▁site , ▁including ▁power ▁generation ▁and ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁Pil gr im ▁Hot ▁Spr ings ▁only ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁as ▁the