the pulman car made a fortune for george pulman and in 1915 his daughter decided to build herself a grand mansion in hillboro. but in 1977 carlman was facing possible destruction when bob mackenzie took a tour. >> reporter: what will become of carol lands. residents have been asking themselves that for decades. after the mansion was passing from one owner to another and remains empty. carl lands is 62,000 square feet of living space built in 1910 as a famous chateau of france. on a scale nobody lives on anymore and that's the problem. the story begins with george mortimor pulman. you may notice a certain strength in the jaw. she was said to have charm but no money. when the pulman money came into hariett's hands she built herself a mansion. with gardens that stretches for more than half a mile and gardens that supplied food for the staff. we started our tour in the lounge where mrs. carlland held dances. >> not many familys are that large anymore. you need probably 30 or 40 servants. >> she had 130 on staff at one time. >> what's this? >> these are champane fountains. there's one at eithe