Designed by architect Duncan Handler, the 12-bedroom house sits on 63 acres overlooking Seal Harbor on Maine's Mount Desert Island. (Photo/Architectural Digest)
Stewart bought the home in 1997, which had previously been under the ownership of the Ford family, behind the iconic automobile company. (Photo/Architectural Digest)
"I look at myself as the caretaker of an American treasure," Stewart told Architectural Digest.
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Martha Stewart standing in front of her Maine estate, Syklands. (Photo/Architectural Digest)