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Located in a nineteenth century cottage just off the square in the heart of historic Dahlonega, Georgia, Littlefield Cottage Healing Arts & Day Spa offers an oasis of relaxation and renewal for the body, mind and spirit. Opened in September 2000, Littlefield Cottage combines the skills of a team of highly trained, licensed healthcare professionals offering lifestyle programs with luxurious and therapeutic spa services in a relaxing spa setting.

Stepping through the welcoming doors of this restored one hundred-year-old cottage, the soothing colors, soft music and wafting aromas transport you to a place of peace and serenity. The décor is muted and soft, in shades of pale sage and ivory, with an herbal garden theme. Hardwood floors, eleven-foot ceilings and a working fireplace in the spa treatment room provide a cozy surround for the services. Outside, a wrap-around porch invites guests to enjoy the charming English garden and fishpond. Six private treatment rooms are available.

Around 1907 Mr. T. S. Littlefield located the Littlefield Cottage on what had been the grocery lot for the Stanton Storehouse described below and is also located on the former muster grounds. The origin of the cottage is not documented but appears to be an earlier house moved from some other location to which Littlefield added substantially. After his death the cottage, along with the Storehouse, passed through the hands of a number of owners. It is now occupied by Littlefield Cottage Healing Arts & Day Spa.

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The Stanton Storehouse was built on a portion of the old muster grounds. It was completed in 1884 by M. H. Stanton, a son-in-law of Col. Weir Boyd, who was one among many subsequent owners of the property. In 1900 the Storehouse was purchased by the Dahlonega Consolidated Gold Mines with the intention of using the building as the company commissary. However, the building was almost immediately resold to T. S. Littlefield when the Consolidated obtained use of Hall's Block on the Public Square. After Mr. Littlefield's death in 1912 the building passed through a succession of owners and business tenants including, among others, the parents of the present owners, for whom the store is remembered as "Mason's Produce." It is now occupied by Littlefield Cottage Healing Arts & Day Spa and serves as an educational facility.

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