17 Elm Court is a 2 story, 3 bay, rectangular plan, wood frame, Colonial Revival, residential building. The c. 1920, side gable-roofed house is articulated by a bracket-supported pedimented portico hood, full width shed dormer, pent roof at the first floor, 6/1 windows, knee bracket-supported overhanging eaves, and a set back, one story, side porch.