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Around here, this counts as an old building.

The Oxford School, a one-room schoolhouse built in the late 19th century (1877) was used as a school until 1955! Due to the development of a mega church and surrounding mega strip-malls, it was relocated in the early 21st century to a nearby city park and restored to its original condition. Obviously -- from the presence of the well pump in front and the outhouse in back -- this structure lacked indoor plumbing. It was also heated by a central "pot-belly" stove. Since grades 1-8 (today, this would be ages 6-14, but at the time would have ranged from 5-20) all attended in the same room, there's a variety of desk sizes inside and a variety of seat sizes in the latrines.

The last surviving building of its kind in this part of the county, it's now a living history museum, furnished with 19th century fixtures, school equipment and books.

My own grandmother graduated from the school in the early 20th century. Her uncle (IIRC) provided the land where it was built, and the family also contributed to its construction.

Shot on Oneplus One, running UB Ports Ubuntu Touch. Cropped a little in digiKam to remove distracting 21st century artifacts.