apache 2.4 - Virtual Host preventing server-status directive

In my Ubuntu 16.4 VM I've set up Apache 2.4 successfully and have several vhosts set up. I'm wanting to see server-status but my first vhost keeps preventing that.
I've read and re-read the Apache 2.4 docs on this. I've put the following in my /etc/apache2/apache.conf, then in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/status.conf and finally in the /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/0firstvhost.conf

      SetHandler server-status
      Require ip 10.211.55.0/24
    

In reading many posts on this subject in the Apache docs and ServerFault, I've tried many variations that are applicable to Apache 2.4

I can verify mod_status is running by seeing it when running

sudo apachectl -M | grep status

Of course, I've checked the apachectl configtest each time and restarted the apache2 service to see if I can browse to 10.211.55.3/server-status but the Drupal PHP app keeps interfering. There is no .htaccess at the root of this vhost.

I have placed this directive within and without the directive.

I check a browser at the IP addy of the VM and also within the VM run

curl localhost/server-status
curl 10.211.55.3/server-status

The Drupal app gets read first. What to try next? thx, sam