ades ▁( 1 9 7 1 - 1 9 9 7 ) ▁the ▁facility ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁annual ▁Ha unted ▁Castle ▁during ▁the ▁Hall owe en ▁season . ▁It ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁April ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁ ▁Historical ▁significance ▁During ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁great ▁de pression , ▁the ▁State ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁was ▁hit ▁hard ▁econom ically ; ▁harder ▁than ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁states . ▁ ▁The ▁state ▁had ▁an ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 3 6 ▁percent ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁fourth ▁highest ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁un emp loyment ▁rate ▁aver aged ▁ 2 5 ▁percent ▁over ▁eight ▁years , ▁between ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁crisis , ▁and ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Ut ah ▁was ▁worse ▁off ▁than ▁other ▁states , ▁Ut ah ▁received ▁more ▁federal ▁assistance ▁than ▁many ▁other ▁states . ▁ ▁Per ▁cap ita ▁federal ▁sp ending ▁in ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁was ▁ 9 th ▁highest ▁among ▁the ▁ 4 8 ▁states . ▁ ▁Many ▁public ▁buildings ▁were ▁built ▁with ▁the ▁funds ▁now ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁national ▁government . ▁ ▁This ▁recre ation ▁center ▁is ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁because ▁it ▁represents ▁and ▁helps ▁document ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁New ▁De al ▁programs ▁enfor ced ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁of ▁crisis . ▁The ▁structure ▁was ▁built