Exhibit 16



                     [WOODEN & BENSON CHARTERED LETTERHEAD]



                                 March 17, 1998


Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20549



         We were previously the  independent  accountants for Wyman Park Federal
Savings  and Loan  Association  (now a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of Wyman  Park
Bancorporation,  Inc.  - SEC File  Number  0-23345),  and on July 18,  1997,  we
reported on the consolidated  financial statements of Wyman Park Federal Savings
and Loan  Association  and subsidiary as of and for the two years ended June 30,
1997. On March 11, 1998, we were dismissed as  independent  accountants of Wyman
Park Bancorporation, Inc.

         We have read  Wyman Park  Bancorporation,  Inc.'s  statements  included
under  item 4 of its Form 8-K  dated  March  17,  1998,  and we agree  with such
statements.



                                                     /s/ Wooden & Benson

                                                     Wooden & Benson Chartered