Chateau Fairmount

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Film & Photo Shoots

Stone walls, stained glass, a tower and a porte-cochère: the house has been a set more than once. Requests to film or photograph here are considered case by case.

It is a home first. We say yes when the project is a good fit, the terms are fair to both sides, the schedule is reasonable, and the house, its furnishings and the people who live here will be treated with care. Please ask well in advance, using the form below.

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Stone steps under the porte-cochère lined with chrysanthemums (view full size)
The porte-cochère in autumn, 2022.

Made here

She, Who Dared (2023)

Short biographical film · written and directed by Gabrielle Rosson · GR Films and New Path Productions

A biographical short about Lois Weber, the pioneering silent-film director, at the moment her new picture threatens to say too much about her marriage, about men, and about her place in Hollywood. Katie Killourhy plays Weber. Scenes were filmed at Chateau Fairmount.

The film was selected for the Woods Hole Film Festival. At the 2nd Valkyrie International Film Festival in Amherst, New York, where it screened on March 23, 2024, it received the festival’s Best Drama award, as the festival’s 2024 program records; at the 2024 Shawna Shea Film Festival it was nominated for best director of a short film, best long short film, and best performance in a short (Katie Killourhy).

She, Who Dared: trailer
She, Who Dared: a two-and-a-half-minute micro-short from the film

Gabrielle Rosson, writer and director

Samuel Vartan: a fashion shoot for Fashion & Fame Magazine (2013)

Late September 2013 · organized by Samuel Vartan and Jose Batistine · photographed by Iggy Barskov · hair and makeup by Julie LeShane

The designer Samuel Vartan brought his clothes, models and crew to the house for a shoot of candles, veils and vampires. The pictures ran in Fashion & Fame Magazine, issue 7 (Fall/Winter), alongside an interview, “Close-up: Samuel Vartan,” which credited the location as “Fairmount Castle, Lowell, MA.” The pages are shown here as they were published.

Magazine spread, pages 16 and 17: a portrait of Samuel Vartan, six photographs from the shoot, and the interview “Close-up: Samuel Vartan” (view full size)
Pages 16–17. Fashion & Fame Magazine, issue 7 (Fall/Winter); photography Iggy Barskov; designs by Samuel Vartan; hair and makeup Julie LeShane.
Magazine page 18: a model in a billowing white veil holds a candelabrum at the front door of the house (view full size)
Page 18. Fashion & Fame Magazine, issue 7 (Fall/Winter); photography Iggy Barskov; designs by Samuel Vartan; hair and makeup Julie LeShane.
Magazine page 19: a vampire figure at a candlelit mantel dressed for autumn, and the vampire with a veiled model (view full size)
Page 19 (photographs). Fashion & Fame Magazine, issue 7 (Fall/Winter); photography Iggy Barskov; designs by Samuel Vartan; hair and makeup Julie LeShane.

Our terms

  • A written location agreement for every shoot: dates and hours, the areas you may use, the number of people, and what happens if a day runs over or has to move.
  • Fair compensation, agreed in advance. A location fee, or an in-kind arrangement such as photographs or footage for the house’s own archive, scaled to the project. A student film and a commercial campaign are not the same, and we do not treat them the same.
  • Damage cover. Professional productions carry liability insurance; a refundable deposit may be asked for instead or as well.
  • Reasonable hours and crew size, with time for setup and wrap counted in the hours.
  • Rooms by agreement only. The outside of the house, the grounds, the porch and the entry hall are the usual places; any other room is by agreement, and private rooms are never available.
  • Furnishings are moved only with permission, and by or with the household. Floors, stairs and woodwork are protected where equipment goes; nothing is taped, nailed or clamped to the house without agreement.
  • The household’s privacy comes first. No one who lives here is filmed or photographed without their consent, and no floor plans, maps or room-by-room tours of the house are published.
  • Good neighbors. Park where we agree, never block a driveway, and keep noise and lights reasonable at night.
  • Credit and use as agreed: how the location is named, and where the work will appear.
  • Leave it as you found it. Everything back in its place and every bit of tape and trash gone.

Want a quick photo for a special occasion in front of the spring flowers? That is simpler: see garden photos.

Request a shoot

Tell us as much as you know now; a rough answer is better than none. We will reply by email, and may ask to meet or walk through the house first. Nothing is confirmed until both sides have signed the location agreement.

Fields marked with an asterisk are required. We use your answers only to reply to this request.

About you

Leave blank if it is a personal or student project.

The project

What it is, the scenes or looks you have in mind, and where the work will appear (festival, broadcast, online, print, a client campaign).

When

Include setup and packing up.

People and places
Where you would like to shoot

Rooms are by agreement only, and private rooms are never available. Describe the look you need and we will suggest what fits.

Equipment and vehicles
Equipment you plan to bring

Especially anything that would be fixed to, or rest on, the house.

How many cars, vans, trucks or trailers, and for how long.

Insurance and terms
Can you provide a certificate of liability insurance?

A range is fine. In-kind offers (photographs or footage for the house’s archive, for example) are welcome too.

Please confirm

Prefer email? Write to perry@chateaufairmount.com with the same details.

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